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July Kitty + Kaffre talks Candy #20
9 years ago
Greetings again, loyal journal-readers! *hugs*
I've been a busy kitty since my I last posted a journal, running around to all sorts of appointments and performing various errands that prevented me from doing, well anything. The good news, however, is that the next month or two seem like they'll be relatively peaceful, however, so with any luck I'll be able to concentrate on all those pictures/stories that I've been meaning to draw/write for ages now. Probably not, but a kitten can always hope! *crosses claws for luck*
My main reason for writing this journal, however, stems from FA's most recent shutdown last month and how it got me thinking of all the people I know here that I hardly ever speak to (something I've been trying to rectify the last few weeks) and how I don't know if some of them still active here, or even alive. Therefore, if it's not too much trouble, I would like to request that anyone reading this journal please post a comment of some kind. Particularly if we've not spoken recently.
The biggest piece of news, however, relates to one of my appointments last week: I've finally gotten the paperwork associated with my psychiatric assessment filled and ready to be sent in! Once that's done, I will hopefully be approved and can begin discussing treatment of some kind.
Well, I guess that's it for now, but thanks for reading *hugs*
Kaffre talks Candy #20
Name: Aero, Mousse
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 34 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Aero Mousse consists of a milk chocolate shell filled with a portion of aerated chocolate mousse along with the normal Aero filling (aerated chocolate). Sold in a smaller format than the standard size Aero, this product features eight dome-shaped pieces joined together in two columns of four.
Opinion: A product I'd never heard of before until I saw it at my local importer and snapped it up. The flavour is pretty similar to the standard Aero bar except that the lighter coloured aerated chocolate seemed to be very soft and creamy and the whole thing was quite a bit sweeter than normal. Overall, I thought this product was very quite tasty, however, I'm a bit conflicted as I found myself somewhat ambivalent about the texture of the mousse and suspect that the taste may be a standard feature of the British Aero bars. Based purely on its own merits, however, I'd probably grab this up from time to time as a bit of a change.
Name: Crispers, Salt & Vinegar
Manufacturer: Christie Brown & Co.
Size: 175 gram bag.
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Salt & Vinegar Crispers consist of thin, flat, crackers with a wavy, but rectangular shape that have been flavoured with Salt & Vinegar in the style of potato chips.
Opinion: A product I've often eaten before, but generally only when they're on sale. The flavour isn't quite what I remember, but is still fairly tasty. Vinegar is the dominant flavour and while robust, doesn't seem to quite have the sharpness of many salt & vinegar chips (perhaps due to the thickness of the crackers?) they didn't actually seem much saltier than any other Crispers variety, however. Overall, this remains my favourite Crispers flavour and I will continue to purchase it in the future.
Name: Excel Spearmint
Manufacturer: Wrigley
Size: 16.8 grams in twelve pieces
Where Purchased: Unknown (gift)
Description: Excel Spearmint consists of a white chicle-type gum with a spearmint flavour.
Opinion: An (apparently Canada exclusive) gum I'd bought before, but never really thought of reviewing for some reason. While longtime readers of this feature will remember that I do like the taste of mint, I've never been a huge fan of it in gums so while I do appreciate the breath-freshening qualities this product brings to the table, it did start with a point against it. The taste is very fairly sweet and has a pretty intense mint flavour without becoming toothpaste-y. Overall, I enjoyed this gum and had no real trouble finishing the pack, but I'm just not fond enough of mint gums in general to buy it on more than an occasional basis.
Name: Kinder Chocolate
Manufacturer: Ferrero
Size: 21 gram bar
Where Purchased: Staples
Description: Kinder Chocolate consists of a very small bar of milk chocolate with hemicircular grooves allowing the bar to be broken up into five segments. The centre of the bar contains what the label refers to as 'milky' filling that tastes rather reminiscent of semi-solid white chocolate.
Opinion: A product I've never noticed before and grabbed up on an impulse. The bar is fairly tasty and the individual components appear to be of good quality, but ultimately I can't think of much to say about this item other than the obvious: It tastes like a Kinder Egg. Naturally then, whether this is a good thing or a bad one will depend on your opinion of that more famous confection. Overall, I enjoyed this product, but can't really say whether I'd buy it again or just grab a Kinder Egg...
Name: Toffee Crisp
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 38 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Toffee Crisp consists of a block of soft toffee with crisped cereal embedded in it and enrobed in milk chocolate. Externally, the bar is plain looking.
Opinion: A bar I'd never heard of until I decided to grab one up on a whim. Despite the somewhat bizarre sounding description above, this product was actually quite good. The 'toffee', such as it was, had a flavour and texture similar to caramel and ultimately tasted quite a bit like a soft, caramel-flavoured, rice-crispy treat covered in chocolate. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this product and would probably buy it again from time to time as change from my usual bars.
I've been a busy kitty since my I last posted a journal, running around to all sorts of appointments and performing various errands that prevented me from doing, well anything. The good news, however, is that the next month or two seem like they'll be relatively peaceful, however, so with any luck I'll be able to concentrate on all those pictures/stories that I've been meaning to draw/write for ages now. Probably not, but a kitten can always hope! *crosses claws for luck*
My main reason for writing this journal, however, stems from FA's most recent shutdown last month and how it got me thinking of all the people I know here that I hardly ever speak to (something I've been trying to rectify the last few weeks) and how I don't know if some of them still active here, or even alive. Therefore, if it's not too much trouble, I would like to request that anyone reading this journal please post a comment of some kind. Particularly if we've not spoken recently.
The biggest piece of news, however, relates to one of my appointments last week: I've finally gotten the paperwork associated with my psychiatric assessment filled and ready to be sent in! Once that's done, I will hopefully be approved and can begin discussing treatment of some kind.
Well, I guess that's it for now, but thanks for reading *hugs*
Kaffre talks Candy #20
Name: Aero, Mousse
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 34 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Aero Mousse consists of a milk chocolate shell filled with a portion of aerated chocolate mousse along with the normal Aero filling (aerated chocolate). Sold in a smaller format than the standard size Aero, this product features eight dome-shaped pieces joined together in two columns of four.
Opinion: A product I'd never heard of before until I saw it at my local importer and snapped it up. The flavour is pretty similar to the standard Aero bar except that the lighter coloured aerated chocolate seemed to be very soft and creamy and the whole thing was quite a bit sweeter than normal. Overall, I thought this product was very quite tasty, however, I'm a bit conflicted as I found myself somewhat ambivalent about the texture of the mousse and suspect that the taste may be a standard feature of the British Aero bars. Based purely on its own merits, however, I'd probably grab this up from time to time as a bit of a change.
Name: Crispers, Salt & Vinegar
Manufacturer: Christie Brown & Co.
Size: 175 gram bag.
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Salt & Vinegar Crispers consist of thin, flat, crackers with a wavy, but rectangular shape that have been flavoured with Salt & Vinegar in the style of potato chips.
Opinion: A product I've often eaten before, but generally only when they're on sale. The flavour isn't quite what I remember, but is still fairly tasty. Vinegar is the dominant flavour and while robust, doesn't seem to quite have the sharpness of many salt & vinegar chips (perhaps due to the thickness of the crackers?) they didn't actually seem much saltier than any other Crispers variety, however. Overall, this remains my favourite Crispers flavour and I will continue to purchase it in the future.
Name: Excel Spearmint
Manufacturer: Wrigley
Size: 16.8 grams in twelve pieces
Where Purchased: Unknown (gift)
Description: Excel Spearmint consists of a white chicle-type gum with a spearmint flavour.
Opinion: An (apparently Canada exclusive) gum I'd bought before, but never really thought of reviewing for some reason. While longtime readers of this feature will remember that I do like the taste of mint, I've never been a huge fan of it in gums so while I do appreciate the breath-freshening qualities this product brings to the table, it did start with a point against it. The taste is very fairly sweet and has a pretty intense mint flavour without becoming toothpaste-y. Overall, I enjoyed this gum and had no real trouble finishing the pack, but I'm just not fond enough of mint gums in general to buy it on more than an occasional basis.
Name: Kinder Chocolate
Manufacturer: Ferrero
Size: 21 gram bar
Where Purchased: Staples
Description: Kinder Chocolate consists of a very small bar of milk chocolate with hemicircular grooves allowing the bar to be broken up into five segments. The centre of the bar contains what the label refers to as 'milky' filling that tastes rather reminiscent of semi-solid white chocolate.
Opinion: A product I've never noticed before and grabbed up on an impulse. The bar is fairly tasty and the individual components appear to be of good quality, but ultimately I can't think of much to say about this item other than the obvious: It tastes like a Kinder Egg. Naturally then, whether this is a good thing or a bad one will depend on your opinion of that more famous confection. Overall, I enjoyed this product, but can't really say whether I'd buy it again or just grab a Kinder Egg...
Name: Toffee Crisp
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 38 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Toffee Crisp consists of a block of soft toffee with crisped cereal embedded in it and enrobed in milk chocolate. Externally, the bar is plain looking.
Opinion: A bar I'd never heard of until I decided to grab one up on a whim. Despite the somewhat bizarre sounding description above, this product was actually quite good. The 'toffee', such as it was, had a flavour and texture similar to caramel and ultimately tasted quite a bit like a soft, caramel-flavoured, rice-crispy treat covered in chocolate. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this product and would probably buy it again from time to time as change from my usual bars.
Also, they are pretty tasty. Upon purchasing, Wikpedia had led me to expect something similar to Coffee Crisp, but they don't really seem to have much in common beyond a similar shape and being made by Nestle...
Also, it was indeed pretty good as are most Aeros. I keep forgetting that they're not (widely) available in the US though... :more oops:
As for school, I still have at least another year and a half, but I'm almost done.
Also, I've noticed Cadbury has little presence in the US (apparently you Dairy Milk's are produced by Hershey under license) and a lot of Nestle items appear specific to certain countries. Plus, lately, I've been doing a lot of British imports anyway so I guess that's understandable...
Salt n' Vinegar is indeed quite tasty. On fries, I'm partial to malt vinegar, but white will do in a pinch! Also, you just watched me so I knew you were alive! :)
Awesome ;u; I like malt vinegar on my fries too. I like vinegar on just about everything savory X3
And ah ^w^ Okay
Well, most of the animals are doing well: A turkey died, but she was old and sick. Also, a duck was killed by a raccoon, and some chicks escaped their enclosure and escaped... *sigh*