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Groundkitten's Journal + Kaffre talks Candy #27
8 years ago
Well, it's February so it's time for my monthly journal!
Firstly, 2017 has thus far been a good year on the babyfur front. While I've not yet drawn or written anything thus far, I have, in fact, found myself awash with newfound energy and inspiration! Unfortunately, most of this has been in the form of new ideas rather than the sort of focus I'd need to actually get to work on anything much less complete the work I'm presently working on, but with any luck I should manage to settle down and crank out something before the end of the month as I've decided to make it one of my top priorities for February!
My personal life seems to have stabilized as well and as such I'm hoping to arrange some long-overdue visits to my Physician and Dentist this month with, perhaps, a trip to the Optician for some new glasses in March or April. For his part, Kaffre has been pretty busy in dreams visiting friends and having adventures which I think may have been responsible for the plethora of new art/story ideas mentioned above. In any case, I'm feeling more connected to him than I have in a long time and hope to get in some quality playtime with him in the future too!
Also, our very best prognosticating rodents have predicted an early spring so that's good although it seems to have been pretty mild thus far anyway so I'm not quite sure how one would tell... Still, mother nature can be tricky and we still have a whole two months until the equinox so it might be a bit premature of me to comment... :worries:
Finally, I now have a whopping 12-month lead time on Kaffre talks Candy! As a result, I'm considering whether, perhaps, I ought to go back to 10 items per installment or consider posting installments more regularly - which do you think would work better?
Well, I guess that's about it for now. Thanks for reading, everyfur! *hugs*
Name: Boost
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 48.5 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Boost consists of a chocolate core with biscuit (cookie) bits embedded in it that had been surrounded in caramel and then enrobed in chocolate. The bar has a somewhat ovoid cross-section similar to Starbar/Wunderbar, but is otherwise rather plain-looking.
Opinion: A British product I'd not heard of before, but grabbed up anyway. The chocolate is very sweet and rich albeit with an unusual (though not unpleasant) texture. The caramel adds a bit of chewiness, but didn't really seem to affect the flavour much and while I was somewhat sceptical of the cookie bits at first, I think they worked very well here, being larger, but less numerous than in most bars utilizing them and thus having a greater impact upon the overall texture. Overall, I thought this bar was quite good and will probably buy it again at some point, but due to price and availability issues in Canada, as well as tough competition from my favourites, means it will probably remain an occasional change of pace.
Name: Dairy Milk Orange
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 100 gram bar
Where Purchased: Shopper's Drug Mart
Description: Dairy Milk Orange consists of a flattish bar of Cadbury milk chocolate flavoured to taste like orange The bar features a series grooves allowing it to be broken up into 21 pieces (three columns and seven rows). Visually indistinguishable from the standard 100 gram Dairy Milk bar.
Opinion: A product I'd seen, but never tried before today. This bar is characterized by its orange flavour so how one feels about orange flavoured chocolate will be the main criteria by which it's judged. I, personally, liked the product and feel that this bar provides a perfect blending of creamy milk chocolate with a robust orange flavour - a combination I think works better than the harsher flavours of, for example, Fry's Orange Cream. Actually, in retrospect, I find this bar to taste a lot like the Terry's chocolate oranges one sees around Christmas time. Overall, I liked this product and would probably buy it again, but the large size might present an obstacle if there's nobody for me to share with.
Name: Fanta, Orange
Manufacturer: Coca-Cola
Size: 2L bottle
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Orange Fanta consists of a carbonated orange beverage (in both colour and flavour, though I have heard claims the taste is more reminiscent of tangerine).
Opinion: A product I've had many times before, but never thought of reviewing until now. The orange flavour is very different from, for example, Crush, being less sweet and orange-y, but somehow having a more sophisticated orange flavour than similarly flavoured soft drinks (whether this is a consequence of the natural colours and flavours so proudly advertised on the bottle could not be determined). Overall, I still quite like Fanta and while the orange isn't my favourite variety I still find it quite tasty and will probably continue to purchase it from time to time for the foreseeable future as it makes a nice change from Cola.
Name: Walkers Salt & Vinegar Crisps
Manufacturer: Walkers (Lays)
Size: 32.5 gram bag
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Walkers Salt & Vinegar consist of fairly normal looking potato chips.
Opinion: Probably my favourite local flavour, I was curious to see how the UK version compares. The chips are pretty tasty, but do seem quite a bit milder than the Canadian version; I don't really mind so much as the flavour of those can sometimes be a little too intense to the point of making my mouth hurt. Overall, however, I found this product to be very much a lateral move from our domestic Salt & Vinegar chips and as such am unlikely to bother tracking these down again.
Name: World of Flavours Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Chips
Manufacturer: President's Choice
Size: 200 gram bag
Where Purchased: Shoppers Drug Mart
Description: World of Flavour Barbecue Ribs chips consist of ripple-cut potato chips with a slight orange cast to them from the flavourings used.
Opinion: A product I don't think I'd seen before finding them on sale one night. As I'm not terribly familiar with the food type whose flavour is supposedly being replicated, I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this product. I found the flavour to be most reminiscent of a smoky ketchup. Not bad by any means, but not great either. I also found the taste seemed to fade a bit more rapidly than usual. Ultimately, these chips were pretty tasty, but I don't think I'd buy them again as I just don't care for the flavour that much.
Firstly, 2017 has thus far been a good year on the babyfur front. While I've not yet drawn or written anything thus far, I have, in fact, found myself awash with newfound energy and inspiration! Unfortunately, most of this has been in the form of new ideas rather than the sort of focus I'd need to actually get to work on anything much less complete the work I'm presently working on, but with any luck I should manage to settle down and crank out something before the end of the month as I've decided to make it one of my top priorities for February!
My personal life seems to have stabilized as well and as such I'm hoping to arrange some long-overdue visits to my Physician and Dentist this month with, perhaps, a trip to the Optician for some new glasses in March or April. For his part, Kaffre has been pretty busy in dreams visiting friends and having adventures which I think may have been responsible for the plethora of new art/story ideas mentioned above. In any case, I'm feeling more connected to him than I have in a long time and hope to get in some quality playtime with him in the future too!
Also, our very best prognosticating rodents have predicted an early spring so that's good although it seems to have been pretty mild thus far anyway so I'm not quite sure how one would tell... Still, mother nature can be tricky and we still have a whole two months until the equinox so it might be a bit premature of me to comment... :worries:
Finally, I now have a whopping 12-month lead time on Kaffre talks Candy! As a result, I'm considering whether, perhaps, I ought to go back to 10 items per installment or consider posting installments more regularly - which do you think would work better?
Well, I guess that's about it for now. Thanks for reading, everyfur! *hugs*
Kaffre talks Candy #27Name: Boost
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 48.5 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Boost consists of a chocolate core with biscuit (cookie) bits embedded in it that had been surrounded in caramel and then enrobed in chocolate. The bar has a somewhat ovoid cross-section similar to Starbar/Wunderbar, but is otherwise rather plain-looking.
Opinion: A British product I'd not heard of before, but grabbed up anyway. The chocolate is very sweet and rich albeit with an unusual (though not unpleasant) texture. The caramel adds a bit of chewiness, but didn't really seem to affect the flavour much and while I was somewhat sceptical of the cookie bits at first, I think they worked very well here, being larger, but less numerous than in most bars utilizing them and thus having a greater impact upon the overall texture. Overall, I thought this bar was quite good and will probably buy it again at some point, but due to price and availability issues in Canada, as well as tough competition from my favourites, means it will probably remain an occasional change of pace.
Name: Dairy Milk Orange
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 100 gram bar
Where Purchased: Shopper's Drug Mart
Description: Dairy Milk Orange consists of a flattish bar of Cadbury milk chocolate flavoured to taste like orange The bar features a series grooves allowing it to be broken up into 21 pieces (three columns and seven rows). Visually indistinguishable from the standard 100 gram Dairy Milk bar.
Opinion: A product I'd seen, but never tried before today. This bar is characterized by its orange flavour so how one feels about orange flavoured chocolate will be the main criteria by which it's judged. I, personally, liked the product and feel that this bar provides a perfect blending of creamy milk chocolate with a robust orange flavour - a combination I think works better than the harsher flavours of, for example, Fry's Orange Cream. Actually, in retrospect, I find this bar to taste a lot like the Terry's chocolate oranges one sees around Christmas time. Overall, I liked this product and would probably buy it again, but the large size might present an obstacle if there's nobody for me to share with.
Name: Fanta, Orange
Manufacturer: Coca-Cola
Size: 2L bottle
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Orange Fanta consists of a carbonated orange beverage (in both colour and flavour, though I have heard claims the taste is more reminiscent of tangerine).
Opinion: A product I've had many times before, but never thought of reviewing until now. The orange flavour is very different from, for example, Crush, being less sweet and orange-y, but somehow having a more sophisticated orange flavour than similarly flavoured soft drinks (whether this is a consequence of the natural colours and flavours so proudly advertised on the bottle could not be determined). Overall, I still quite like Fanta and while the orange isn't my favourite variety I still find it quite tasty and will probably continue to purchase it from time to time for the foreseeable future as it makes a nice change from Cola.
Name: Walkers Salt & Vinegar Crisps
Manufacturer: Walkers (Lays)
Size: 32.5 gram bag
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Walkers Salt & Vinegar consist of fairly normal looking potato chips.
Opinion: Probably my favourite local flavour, I was curious to see how the UK version compares. The chips are pretty tasty, but do seem quite a bit milder than the Canadian version; I don't really mind so much as the flavour of those can sometimes be a little too intense to the point of making my mouth hurt. Overall, however, I found this product to be very much a lateral move from our domestic Salt & Vinegar chips and as such am unlikely to bother tracking these down again.
Name: World of Flavours Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Chips
Manufacturer: President's Choice
Size: 200 gram bag
Where Purchased: Shoppers Drug Mart
Description: World of Flavour Barbecue Ribs chips consist of ripple-cut potato chips with a slight orange cast to them from the flavourings used.
Opinion: A product I don't think I'd seen before finding them on sale one night. As I'm not terribly familiar with the food type whose flavour is supposedly being replicated, I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this product. I found the flavour to be most reminiscent of a smoky ketchup. Not bad by any means, but not great either. I also found the taste seemed to fade a bit more rapidly than usual. Ultimately, these chips were pretty tasty, but I don't think I'd buy them again as I just don't care for the flavour that much.
