From the Twin Bing to the Idaho Spud, the Valomilk to the Abba-Zaba, and discontinued bars such as the Caravelle, Marathon, and Choco-Lite, Almond uncovers a trove of singular candy bars made by unsung heroes working in old-fashioned factories to produce something they love.
A self-professed candy freak, Steve Almond set out in search of a much-loved candy from his childhood and found himself on a tour of the small candy companies that are persevering in a marketplace where big corporations dominate. Marty Palmer - Southbound with the hamnmers down - Candy bar on your chin - Marshmallow parallax - Depressing but necessary digression - Boise: Gateway to Boise - Ladies and gentlemen, the Idaho Spud - Huckleberry, hounded - American lunch - How will the spud survive? - Past is just ahead - Remember this name: Banana-Zaba - Second depressing but necessary digression - Little hidden bomb in my Idaho Spud - Few final relevant factsĪ self-proclaimed candy fanatic and lifelong chocoholic, traces the history of some of the much-loved candies from his youth, describing the business practices and creative candy-making techniques of some of the small-time companies producing the addictive treatsĪ self-proclaimed candy fanatic and life-long chocoholic trace the history of some of the much-loved candies from his youth, describing the business practices and creative candy-making techniques of some of the small companies. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2004Īuthor will now rationalize - Chocolate = Enabler - In which an unhealthy pattern of dependence is established - Ill-advised discussion of freak economics - Night of the living freak - Mistakes were made - Caravelle: Elegy - I (characters not reproducible) Manny - Feeding the beast - Top-secret chocolate situation - Politics of the rack - Last man in America with Black Jack gum - Capo Di Tutti freak - Love song of Ray Luthar Broekei - Welcome to the boom - There are men upon this earth who tread like Gods - Feuilletine, revealed - Freak fetish - Official dark horse freak of Philadelphia - Wee Willie and the pop-a-licks rage - Southern-fried freak - Chocolate Haiku - Freak retentive - In the belly of the freak - Unstoppable freak energy of Mr.
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