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of these sweet, licorice candies.
This Saturday’s theme is SWEET. When I get a craving for candy, I usually buy Licorice Allsorts.
Here comes the “old man moment” — I remember when Licorice Allsorts had lots of the little round things with the tiny pink pearl-like seeds covering them. Now what do you get? A bunch of brown and yellow licorice sandwiches, quite a few “licorice men” (heaven forbid I should utter the racist term previously used to name these black men), and a smattering of the yellow “jelly-roll” candies.
Harumph, I say, harumph. Licorice Allsorts are just not the same as those I ate as a kid.
Just in case you need a quick refresher about the origins of these tasty, sweet treats, here’s some info on my favourite brand.
Bassett’s Liquorice Allsorts were created by accident in 1899, when Charlie Thompson, a salesman for Bassett’s visited a wholesaler with a sample of liquorice and cream paste specialities - chips, rocks, Buttons, nuggets, plugs and twists. Each item was offered to the wholesaler and in turn was refused. The salesman clumsily gathered his samples boxes together, knocking them over and spilling the colourful sweets on the counter. The wholesaler saw more attraction in the ‘mixed’ sweets and placed an order. The salesman named them Liquorice Allsorts.
Enough said for this “sweet” PhotoHunt theme.
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June 30th, 2007 at 8:54:08 PM
Very creative. Mine’s up, too.
June 30th, 2007 at 9:57:25 PM
now that is quite a clever way to display your sweet treat in a photo. great job.
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June 30th, 2007 at 10:10:58 PM
Very cute!! A sweet way to use the theme!
June 30th, 2007 at 10:38:05 PM
That’s a sweet photo. Have a Nice Weekend
June 30th, 2007 at 11:25:28 PM
Now that is the most original sweet photo of the hunt! Kudos! I wracked my brain to try to do something really different. BRILLIANT!
June 30th, 2007 at 11:43:20 PM
Funny, I have just heard a podcast about the N candy. Of course I can’t remember what show it was, but it had to be a Public Radio show because that’s all I listen to. That’s a great photo of the candy!
July 1st, 2007 at 3:43:14 AM
Well now….I’m at that ripe ol’ age I can remember those licorice ‘babies’ too!! And they were yummy.
Great choice and wonderful commentary below the week’s themed photo too.
July 1st, 2007 at 3:50:43 AM
That’s a creative way of presenting it. It’s a cool concept! Nicely done Larry. Take care!
July 1st, 2007 at 6:23:36 AM
Neat post Larry. I didnt participate but Michael did! Have a great rest of the weekend!
July 1st, 2007 at 7:36:10 AM
Most creative this week. Inspires me to do something better for next week.
July 1st, 2007 at 9:39:05 AM
Very creative and very colorful!
July 1st, 2007 at 11:39:14 AM
I remember the Good and Plenty licorice with the white and pink candy coatings and that song… the train sound… good and plenty, good and plenty.
Charlie says, love my Good and Plenty.
Charlie says, really rings the bell.
Charlie says, love my Good and Plenty
Don’t know any other candy that I love so well
Great take on the theme.
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:18:10 AM
Nice job on “sweet” Larry. I like the way your spelled it with candy. Very clever. Thanks for stopping by my sweet post. Can’t wait to see what you come up with for “fake” this week.