i would like to state for the record that my last visit to the post office resulted in not one but TWO packages from the british isles. one was the barbelith science mix (AWESOME), the other was a five-pack of happy hippos that i can only imagine are courtesy of Jub. i can't express how totally excited i am.

thank you, Jub. they're ever tastier than i recall. pm me with your address and some info about your candy predilections, and you shall be rewarded with a parcel of sugar-y curiousities.

pony

06:20 / 24.10.06

and Kali-

if an organized halloween treat swap will get more people actively sending weird candy, i'm totally in.

Ticker

18:58 / 06.11.06

do we have any Austrian board members?

I NEED Krampus chocolate and treats this year. Seriously I will barter many buckets of fine american whatever you would like or just cash to get some Krampus goodies.

Princess

15:24 / 24.11.06

A Blazon
-by Princess Swashbuckling

xk, you are the definition of perfection. You open your hands and from your elven finges fall stars of magnimity, beauty and grace. You are all that is good and right in the world and to know you is to touch divinity. You are my Arwen, my angel, my assosciate in debauch. Your poetry, like your name, makes my breath heavy and my grunting audible. Your writing, when read in public, causes Mothers to shield their children from my grunting. Your candy, when consumed, makes me spin around and then have a sugar crash that will probably last for up to a week.

Fin

The package arrived, haiku and all. It rocked big time. I almost ate one of the snail shells but realised quite quickly that they where not, in fact, made from chocolate.

Ps. You Rock

PS, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah you do.

Crux Is This City's Protector.

15:34 / 24.11.06

Personally, I don't see what the fuss is about. All these sugary candies, going back and forth across the atlantic. As for me, the only thing that would tempt me into international trade is a jar or two of sweet, delicious, savory, original-recipe BOVRIL.

God, I love that stuff. Is that wrong?

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

15:53 / 24.11.06

Bisto's scarier.

Crux Is This City's Protector.

16:00 / 24.11.06

I have no experience with that stuff, having never been to England. But I'm not sure I could really look myself in the mirror any more if I found myself chugging gravy in front of the fire. With Bovril, you know, it's not _gravy_, it's, er… Beef tea, like.

Though really more like Beef Hot Chocolate. Minus the chocolate.

The Natural Way

17:14 / 24.11.06

The very amazing 'Chunky Peanut Butter' Kit-Kats appear to be flying off the shelves of british newsagents since they were introduced a few months ago. The only problem is, my g/f won't let me eat them because they're Nestle and, well, errr, she's right, isn't she? So that's that... Unless I'm very drunk.

Are these available in the states? There's about 5 varieties of weird Kit-Kat available in Cyber-candy (imported candy/chocolate store - Brighton) that aren't mint, orange or dark chocolate. One's 'Fruits of the Forest' flavour, for God's sake! What's up with the rest of the world and the weird choco-variety? I suppose we make up for it in the crisp dept. Go Tangy Toms.

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

17:20 / 24.11.06

We have white chocolate and dark chocolate Kit-Kats. The peanut butter ones sound fantastic.

ORA ORA ORA ORAAAA!!

21:50 / 24.11.06

peanut butter, honeycomb and cookie dough kit-kats have all been sitting near registers, evilly, around australia, for the last little while.

Terrible advertising. But I can supply them if there's a need.

Olulabelle

11:31 / 25.11.06

Hello candy swappers. I am not looking for candy, but I wondered, is there such a thing as nail varnish pens in Canada or the U.S? Boots (No.7) used to sell one but they appear to have discontinued it. I don't need it for my nails, I need it for acid etching silver. I use them as resist because they're really good to draw with.

Does such a thing exist over there? Can someone have a look in the shops for me? If they do then we can come to some agreement about sending them, maybe I could pay via paypal or something.

pony

17:59 / 25.11.06

my significant other works in the cosmetics industry and has assured me that what you're looking for is no longer available is the us, mostly due to the fact that they sucked at their stated purpose. sorry...

Spaniel

16:43 / 26.11.06

I note that I am still not the Happy Child.

charrellz

02:09 / 29.11.06

I have recently learned of the existence of salmiakki (sometimes salmiak). Allegedly, Americans find it horrid, but I am intrigued by it, but can't find any except for some in the IKEA store which I don't trust at all. If anyone can get me some (preferably of the German or Nordic variety, but I'm not picky), I will repay with Texas candy. Maybe even some Dublins if they can be reliably shipped.

Also, I would like to try some Königsberger marzipan. I don't think I'll like it, but I might and I'll never be sure until I try it.

If anyone knows of any other semi-exotic sweets, I'm game. Especially licorice related treats.

charrellz

03:35 / 29.11.06

I just remembered something I can send. I don't care much for them, but I am told that the homemade pralines in this region are among the best (and available for purchase at the counter of most area Tex-Mex restraunts). We also have good homemade salsas, though I don't think they would survive travel.

Slate

04:37 / 29.11.06

OK, so Bovril is the beef extract from Argentina. I guess this is the same as Australia's own Bonox? It will put hairs on a frog lemme tell you. I used to eat it and Vegemite by the spoonful when I was a kid, it was a treat.

We also have our own confectionery wizard here in Oz called Darryl Lea who makes the best liquorice I have ever tasted. Especially the Carob & liquorice sticks. Can't really find much of Darryl Lea on the interweb either?

Just wondering, how do the UK & US customs go with food? I know Australia is very strict on what can and cannot enter the country so has anyone tried to post anything down-under? If so, any luck?

ONLY NICE THINGS

05:24 / 29.11.06

Milk, meat and plants are generally prohibited. Chocolate's a bit of a grey area, but the kind of stuff we're talking about here - factory sealed, full of chemicals - is probably not an issue. Loose chocolates made with fresh milk - what my dear mother would call the motherfucking gourmet shit - would be, I think, more controversial.

Bovril is no longer madde with beef in the UK. The shame.

grant

15:26 / 29.11.06

Do they still call it "Beefy Bovril" on the label? Shocking.

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

16:15 / 29.11.06

When Bovril is made safe for vegetarians, Bisto can only be next...

ONLY NICE THINGS

16:24 / 29.11.06

True fax. Bovril is now made from yeast extract, not beef. Which is to say, it is de facto Marmite.

Marmite wins... FATALITY.

Next up, Horlicks.

Blake Head

16:56 / 29.11.06

I’m afraid “Bovril Beef” has made a bit of a resurrection…

Beef stock will once again become the main ingredient of Bovril after a two year absence. The iconic ‘beef tea’ was reformulated in 2004, following the export ban on beef, but since that was lifted in March of this year, the Bovril team is proud to announce that beef is being reintroduced to its classic British beef drink.

madde with beef Haus? A typo or an allusion to the producers of Bovril temporarily changing the key ingredient to yeast extract in the wake of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy scare?

Ticker

18:35 / 29.11.06

oh crap not another place over taken by Horlick fandom! you know I once loved a particular myspace group to bits until the UK side went absolutely mental over the praises of Horlick products. It was tragic and I lost many fine fine freaky friends.

*sob*

Princess I'm glad the haiku did the trick and the candy was up to snuff. sorry it took forever.

Now who can get me Krampus chocolate? who is attending Krampus events?

grant

18:45 / 29.11.06

Horlicks and Milo constantly war in my cupboards.

In the shelf above the peanut butter, honey, Vegemite & Marmite (which get used more often).

Milo on vanilla ice cream is better than imaginable.

Ticker

19:47 / 29.11.06

grant: what the crap is the difference between Horlicks and Ovaltine?

Olulabelle

14:01 / 30.11.06

Ovaltine is a malted chocolate drink whereas Horlicks is malted milk drink which also happens to come in malted chocolate flavour.

But sorry, not my question.

I am compelled to add that malted chocolate Horlicks is the nicest thing in the world ever, second only to pralines.

Junior anti- league, thanks for asking your S.O.

grant

15:31 / 30.11.06

Lula answers fairly well. Straight Horlicks = Ovaltine-Quik. Plus, I think, simple goodness.

I also have a deep fondness for Malta, which is basically a bridge between Horlicks and beer. Malted goodness. Every brand tastes different.

Quantum

17:14 / 30.11.06

When Bovril is made safe for vegetarians, Bisto can only be next... Kali

Ahem, it has been for years;
"Bisto products that are free from animal ingredients are: Bisto Original Powder, Bisto Gravy Granules for every meal occasion, Gravy Granules with Onion, Bisto Chip Shop Curry Sauce Granules and Bisto Gravy Granules for Vegetarian dishes."

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

17:15 / 30.11.06

I am not going to tell my co-worker that. He was all excited when he received Bisto from home.

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