Babushka used to give us those fruity hard candies in the tins. She'd just give us a whole tin as a present, though, I don't think she carried them.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Feb 13, 2011 4:14:36 pm PST #22695 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Feb 13, 2011 4:17:17 pm PST #22696 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
We have a candy dish in my department at work that periodically gets filled by whomever is feeling generous. It's understood, though, that it gets filled with chocolate candy (and when you fill the dish, you announce, "The chocolate fairy visited!").
Except incompetent!boss, who KNOWS the chocolate rule, brought these NASTY unholy allegedly green-apple-flavored things that were the same goo that the circus peanuts are made of, AND -- this is almost the worst part -- they were shaped like Shrek's head.
Chatty!co-worker ate one (well, took one bite, I think) to verify that they were as nasty as they looked and smelled. Then we dumped them all back on incompetent!boss's desk and told him to never violate the sanctity of the candy jar with such horror again.
I think the jar is currently empty, but February 15th's half-price candy may lead to a magical refilling.
megan walker - Feb 13, 2011 4:21:30 pm PST #22697 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My grandma had those round tins of hard candy in her purse. I remember they were fruity and came in cute shapes.
These? [link] I think my mom's family used to bring them when they visited.
Hil R. - Feb 13, 2011 4:22:48 pm PST #22698 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
What's with Donnie Walburg's sunglasses?
-t - Feb 13, 2011 4:25:40 pm PST #22699 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Those are what I was thinking of, megan. After the candies were eaten, I saved the tins to hold loose erasers and whatnot in my desk drawer.
Jesse - Feb 13, 2011 4:26:30 pm PST #22700 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, we would have those for Fancy.
erin_obscure - Feb 13, 2011 4:28:38 pm PST #22701 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
my grandmother had lumps of those ribbon candies. i ate one once, it was just crystalized sugar- no flavoring at all. I felt cheated. Nanny, OTOH, always had a dish full of Andes mints. Those were nummy. Until last week when i had one after years without and it tasted like minty cocoa-flavored wax.
WindSparrow - Feb 13, 2011 4:28:51 pm PST #22702 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Michael's is the bomb. It's my very first stop before planning any wedding.
When I worked at a Michael's, it was like they'd given a kid a job in a candy shop.
Jilli, I'm glad you got such a relaxment. You deserve it.
Well-getting wishes to all who are under the weather.
smonster - Feb 13, 2011 4:30:17 pm PST #22703 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
My grandma had peppermints (both swirly and blue) and Hershey's kisses. And a pound cake on top of the fridge, always, that we frequently had for breakfast when we visited.
SuziQ - Feb 13, 2011 4:30:23 pm PST #22704 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Megan, those are exactly what my grandma had in her purse. Ahhhh, memories. She died in 1980. Certain things, such as these candies, take me right back here. Along with ugly green Ford Pintos.