All of this talk of seasonal treats is making me have a strong desire to storm down the candy aisle (which I have been avoiding) and see what's there!
By the way...speaking of holiday goodies, yesterday I did a survey about a new Hershey's Easter Bunny --
the Hershey's Cookies & Creme Bunny. I am assuming it will be on the store shelves next Spring (along with the new package of Peeps that I also recently did a survey about). It looked and sounded delicious! Unfortunately, the survey folks did not offer to send me one of these Hershey Bunnies to test for research, but I suspect that it will be a big hit!
Lucrezia --
I forgot to mention that the costume you showed us on the previous page is adorable! She should look really cute.
Remember what I was saying in the Christmas thread the other day about being able to feel a coming change in the seasons when the early morning air is cooler? I've been sleeping with the windows open lately because it's been hot, humid and miserable. This morning, as I was tossing and turning, I actually
pulled a blanket up over me because it was chilly in the room!!!!
Can you believe it? I know the cool morning air won't last or 'stick' until November -- in fact, the temperatures are supposed to go up again in the next couple of days (just in time for Halloween Time
) -- but I was so thrilled that it was cool enough to pull up the blanket, whereas I have been kicking off all blankets lately and putting ice packs under my head!
I swear, I'm about ready to order one of those "Chillows" that are advertised on infomercials. I think I need it! I am their target audience.
I just love the feeling of bundling up when it gets cool enough to do it!
figment_jii --
That would be my concern too. I don't dislike candy corn's flavor -- and I
love the look of it as Fall decor -- but I can only take it in very small doses. A little goes a long way with me. The flavor can tend to be too much for me after eating just a few pieces. I would be hesitant to buy a full package of the Candy Corn Oreos at Target, try one and then not like it.
This would be my problem with the Pumpkin Spice M&M's too -- I can take the actual flavor of pumpkin in small doses, and a little goes a long way. I wouldn't want to be stuck with a whole bag of them if I got my fill after a few pieces.
I wish that Nabisco and Mars would sell mini, individual, sampler sizes of their limited edition Oreos and candy -- just so we can try them and see if we like them first, before committing to a whole package.
Lucrezia --
I thought that the Candy Corn Oreos were supposed to have a candy corn flavor! If they taste more like vanilla than actual candy corn then I might enjoy them.
However, give me a big, pretty glass jar or bowl filled with candy corn and I am all over it because it is so festive looking! I love it as seasonal room decoration if it is displayed well, but I really don't need to eat more than a few pieces of candy corn and I'm done.
I did not try the watermelon Oreos. That doesn't even sound like it would be good -- I wonder who came up with that idea. If they wanted something 'summery' for a flavor, they should have done 50 different varieties of strawberry -- strawberries & cream Oreos, strawberry shortcake Oreos, strawberry ice cream Oreos, etc.
I did try the Strawberry Shortcake Breyer's Ice cream, as well as the Peach Cobbler Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, and I think I liked the peach cobbler better than the strawberry shortcake because the strawberry flavor didn't taste natural.
(By the way, I don't just limit myself to seasonal flavors -- I am all over the seasonal scents too. Gingerbread candles are great! I love a great peach shower gel [The Body Shop used to make a great one years ago], a fresh lemon shower gel [Basin used to make a great one years ago] or a strawberry scrub with real strawberry seeds. I also love a nice cranberry shower gel!)
Kilala --
Up until this year, the nearest Target in my area was only worth going out of my way to get to if there was something reallly important there (on sale). Then, all of a sudden, someone finally realized that my area -- which is full of other types of stores all over the place -- needed a Target that was more centrally located. Hence, the new City Target (which is a smaller version of a regular Target, but carries all the same stuff) opened up in March, in my neighborhood. So those seasonal goodies that are Target exclusives are now much easier to access! That is both a good thing and a bad thing!
Candy corn Starbursts? Hmmm.... I think I might pass on those, although I like the idea of them. I like the idea of any and all seasonal treats! The Cadbury Scream Eggs are fun! I think I have seen them (last year, maybe?).