It’s sweets like these (the few that still exist) that are the kind to eat.Īlmond makes it his mission in this book to tour as many of the small, family-owned candy companies as possible. But this book dredges up the long lost days when the candy market was not monopolized by these power houses – when each area of the country had it’s own unique brand of candy. Essentially every candy bar you see in the grocery store is from one of those three candy companies. Have you ever taken a moment to consider the major candy companies of today? There are three of them, all most likely very familiar to you – Nestle, Hersheys, and Mars.
Yes, it’s about candy, and maybe you think it beneath you (like I did at first), but the simple fact is that candy is more than just fat and sugar combined. My eyes, however, have been opened to the delicacies of the candy world, the intricacies, the complexities, the awe-inspiring delectability… Candy Freak by Steve Almond is one of those books that changes you. I wonder if he realizes he’s just eating a bunch of junk. When I would see someone impulsively grabbing for a Snickers bar in the checkout lane at Wal-Mart, I’d think to myself, Wow. There was no culinary expertise to it – it was merely the gluttony of America realized. I used to scorn candy as food for the fat.
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