Oh, I know what you are all thinking. No, no, I am not referring to the obvious day. The BEST day for chocolate procurement is February 15 (yes, the 15th, not the 14th).
Traditionally, the 15th is the day the stores roll out the Easter candy. One of my all time favorite* chocolates is Hershey's Eggs.
*I have a bit of a Jekyll/Hyde relationship with food. On one hand, I like and appreciate fine quality, hand crafted food. On the other hand, sometimes the siren song of the junky, questionable-quality food is just too strong and I cave - think Pillsbury crescent rolls, dollar store cheese puffs, etc
So, the Hershey's Eggs fall squarely into the junky category. However, a little bit of my shame was erased when a serious professional foodie, Sean, who works at Ann Arbor's foodie nirvana (also known as Morgan and York) guessed (and subsequently agreed) on ONE try what the all-time-best Easter candy is.
I know you are all dying to know what makes candy so special. First of all, it is only made at Easter (absence DOES make the heart grow fonder). Secondly, it is like the sophisticated more refined sibling of M & Ms. The candy coating is crunchier and the chocolate is creamier. It certainly does not hurt that the eggs are about double the size of a regular M & M.
Now, you all know what I am doing this Valentine's weekend, or at least the second half of the weekend; stalking the candy aisle at Target
post note - just before posting this entry, I did a little googling and found that I am not alone in my love for Hershey's Eggs. More alarmingly, when I went on the Hershey's Easter candy site, I did not spot my beloved eggs - have they, too, been discontinued(do not even get me started on the disappearance of some of my favorite things due to the economy)? More investigation is in order.
Traditionally, the 15th is the day the stores roll out the Easter candy. One of my all time favorite* chocolates is Hershey's Eggs.
*I have a bit of a Jekyll/Hyde relationship with food. On one hand, I like and appreciate fine quality, hand crafted food. On the other hand, sometimes the siren song of the junky, questionable-quality food is just too strong and I cave - think Pillsbury crescent rolls, dollar store cheese puffs, etc
So, the Hershey's Eggs fall squarely into the junky category. However, a little bit of my shame was erased when a serious professional foodie, Sean, who works at Ann Arbor's foodie nirvana (also known as Morgan and York) guessed (and subsequently agreed) on ONE try what the all-time-best Easter candy is.
I know you are all dying to know what makes candy so special. First of all, it is only made at Easter (absence DOES make the heart grow fonder). Secondly, it is like the sophisticated more refined sibling of M & Ms. The candy coating is crunchier and the chocolate is creamier. It certainly does not hurt that the eggs are about double the size of a regular M & M.
Now, you all know what I am doing this Valentine's weekend, or at least the second half of the weekend; stalking the candy aisle at Target
post note - just before posting this entry, I did a little googling and found that I am not alone in my love for Hershey's Eggs. More alarmingly, when I went on the Hershey's Easter candy site, I did not spot my beloved eggs - have they, too, been discontinued(do not even get me started on the disappearance of some of my favorite things due to the economy)? More investigation is in order.
Sorry, but I've got to vote for a different Easter Candy, the beloved Robin Eggs....
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Kelly
I love the snickers "eggs" that you can break in half... also milky way. The funny thing is that I don't even like Snickers... k
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