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Mike and Ike Back Together and With New Flavors and a New Look [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:41:26 +0000

Last year, I brought you the story of Mike and Ike's break up. Creative differences drove them apart. Mike went on to pursue music, and Ike to pursue art. We can stop taking sides now!

Little Boy Eating Warheads Candy For the First Time [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:58:34 +0000

I will never understand what it is about Sour Candy, but our kids absolutely love it and eat it like it is going out of style. I on the other hand cannot even stand the smell of them let alone eat them. I know when I was a kid the biggest thing for us was [...]

Kids Eating Warheads Is Easily the Most Painful Supercut Ever

TheFW Staff — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:30:46 +0000

We’ve previously shared with you videos of poor kids making adorably sour faces while tasting the deceptively delicious candy Warheads. These kids are expecting something sweet, and what they get is punch of sour right in the face. Now comes a cute supercut of kids reacting to their first taste of Warheads. It’s sure to [...]

Great Stocking Stuffer, a 26 Pound Gummy Python

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:23:05 +0000

Dentists rejoice If one of your patients get’s one of these for the Holidays, a giant gummy Python. For how much this thing costs, it better last until next year! Why on earth with anybody buy one of these things? Well I take that back maybe If you were Octomom this is how much candy [...]

Jimmy Kimmel Challenges Parents to Tell the Kids They Ate All the Halloween Candy [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:49:00 +0000

A select few of you may have some Halloween Candy left over that your kids collected on Wednesday, but what would happen If you played a trick on them and told them you ate all their candy? This little girl in the video is the cutest thing ever! At only 3 years old she already [...]

A Guide to Trading Halloween Candy [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:34:52 +0000

The team at BuzzFeed put together this guide for trading your Halloween candy, you would hate to be screwed when trading a Reese's peanut butter cup for a Mr. Goodbar, know your classes of candy and be prepared to negotiate like a pro to get the sugary treat you most desire.

Halloween Candies That Need to Come Back

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:25:43 +0000

It’s that time of year again when we apologize to our pancreas and then eat until we're sick -- Halloween candy season! Everywhere we turn, we’re bombarded with chocolate and gummies and sour things and those peanut butter taffies in the wax paper wrapping that no one ever eats. Somehow those things have survived the ages but our favorites have gone by the wayside. It’s bittersweet heaven on earth.

Chances Are You've Been Doing it Wrong-Tic Tac Dispenser Tutorial [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:53:20 +0000

How many years of your life have you eaten Tic Tacs? Ever frustrated with the ability to dispense just ONE Tic Tac at a time? If so, you’re not alone. We’ve been doing it wrong all along! Unless you eat 13 at a time, that is.Here’s a video tutorial on how to properly dispense a [...]

Newly Separated Mike of "Mike and Ike" Candy Produces Music Video

Laura Peterson — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:21:13 +0000

A few weeks ago I brought you the story announcing the news that Mike and Ike have officially split to go their separate ways. Apparently the split is going well for Mike so far and he’s kept his promise to “dabble in music.” Check out “Strawberry or Die” produced by Mike, formerly of Mike and [...]

Mike and Ike Announce Break-Up

Laura Peterson — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:26:55 +0000

Mike and Ike candies are going their separate ways after 72 years together. Mike plans to pursue music, while Ike will dabble in art. On his Facebook page, Ike posted: “I know it’s hard to believe, but yes — Mike and I split. It is what it is. We just couldn’t agree on stuff anymore. [...]

Peanut Butter Cup Christmas Cookies Recipe

Laura Peterson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:25:10 +0000

One of my favorite Christmas Cookies would be the ever-popular Peanut Blossoms. The chocolate Hershey’s Kiss in the center is good, but even good things can improve. How about trying a Peanut Butter Cup Blossom this year instead? If you’ve made Peanut Blossoms in the past, just substitute the Kiss for a Cup. I recommend [...]

82 Year Old Grandma Tries "Pop Rocks" for the First Time [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:05:47 +0000

Ahh, the holidays. Gather the family to spend some great quality time together. Which may or may not include teaching your 82-year old grandma the beauty of an old childhood classic. Pop Rocks. Her reaction is priceless. I wish she was my grandma!

Mix 108 at Boo at the Zoo!

Laura Peterson — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:06:51 +0000

It was great to see so many of you at Saturday's Boo at the Zoo! Hope to see you again next year!

Shocking Ingredient in Peeps the Label Doesn't Tell You!

Laura Peterson — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:09:47 +0000

Peeps, the squishy, playful, marshmallow candy have a strange connection to pigs: they contain a pork-derived gelatin! That’s not a big deal for everyone… except those on vegan, vegetarian, or kosher diets. Nutritional information is readily available on their website, but people shopping at the store wouldn’t know it from looking on the label. That’s [...]

Artist Creates Supersized Candy Sculptures [PHOTO]

Andrea Rosen — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:45:27 +0000

Much is made of artists’ muses: Pablo Picasso had Marie-Thérèse Walter, Pedro Almodóvar has Penelope Cruz and Nicola Freeman has…candy necklaces and lollipops. The British art student sculpted humongous approximations of those and other sweets for an exhibition currently showing at the University of Wolverhampton. In an interview with Craft magazine, she reveals her materials (sadly inedible: [...]