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Sponge candy disaster
So after the last crumbs of my Oliver’s sponge candy were licked from my fingers and the sweet smell had been sucked from the bag for a few days…I decided to make sponge candy myself. How hard could it be? Found a bunch of recipes online and lo and behold, I could tie it in to the kids’ chemistry study. After all, there are not one but TWO chemical reactions that take place when making … Read entire article »
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Whoop! Whoop! It’s a sponge candy alert!
If you’re from the Northwest, you probably know it as sea foam. From Britain? It’s honeycomb toffee you’re eating. Where I grew up (Buffalo), it’s sponge candy. And you know what I’m going to say next. That’s right. “A candy by any other name would still taste as unbefreakinglievable.” Hey, you didn’t know I was going to say that? Cool! So, if you’re any kind of frequent flyer at Polka Dot Suitcase, you probably do suspect what’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Toys and Gadgets
Polkadotsuitcase goes to NY
I mentioned to our deli gal that we were headed to NY, and she said, “Oh, Times Square! The Statue of Liberty! Good Morning America!” and I didn’t have the heart to tell her we weren’t going to NY City — we were going upstate. To a campground. That no one had probably heard of. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t headline destinations to be visited. For one: My ultimate childhood favorite candy shop, Oliver’s Candies … Read entire article »
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