Candy Chat Chicago

Chipventory and melted chocolates

Leah and Jocelyn continue to eat their way through the Sweets and Snacks 2022 Expo. In this episode, they do a Chipventory to see what savory snacks lay ahead, were sad to realize that the cool weather was still too hot for chocolate to be in the car all day, and had a heated debate about firework safety.
Show Notes
Hot Tamale Peeps
Mike & Ikes Mega Mix Sour
Jolly Rancher Gummies
Squashies by Sweettarts
Face Twisters
https://foreigncandy.com/
https://foreigncandy.com/rips/
https://clickamericana.com/topics/culture-and-lifestyle/school-education/vintage-fundraisers-kids-selling-earn-money-scouts-school-clubs
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/life/food/2019/04/02/frozen-pizza-made-wisconsin-satisfies-pepperoni-cheese-supreme-hunger-across-state-nation/2776334002/
Chipventory
https://www.marettibakery.com/ 
https://lilliesq.com/collections/chips
https://815eats.com/
https://www.pringles.com/us/products/scorchin.html *
Three Amigos Elote Snack Mix
https://www.spudsy.com/
https://jacksonschips.com/
https://paqui.com/
https://www.naturescrushpopcorn.com/
Other notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Music,_Arts_and_Dance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.O.R.D.E.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/07/01/bowmanville-neighbor-wants-city-to-be-more-strict-about-stopping-unofficial-fireworks-event-at-winnemac-park/
https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/tools-resources/seasonal-safety/summer/fireworks
https://www.kopps.com/ 
Melted Chocolate Inventory
https://tonyschocolonely.com/us/en  
https://annabellecandy.com/
https://www.blissfullybetter.com/
https://www.ritter-sport.com/
https://stuffedpuffs.com/
https://www.cqc.com/
https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/almond-roca-toffey-canister/ID=prod6046974-product

Sweets & Snacks Recap

Jocelyn spent two days walking 13,000 steps around the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 and she came back to report after each day.
Top Trends
Socially responsible companies
Chili Lime
Sour
Gummies
Hot (spicey) savory
Day One Companies
Pearson's
Nerds
Welch’s fruit snacks
Cake Bites
Taffy Town
Jelly Belly
Goldbergs peanut chews
Hostess
Old Wisconsin Summer Sausage
Hot Tamales
Peeps
Laffy Taffy
Mambas 
Hi Chew
Oreo Cakesters
Ritter Sports
Day Two Companies
Food Fight
Warhead's Sour Soda
Blissfully better
https://itsjustnude.com/
https://chunknibbles.com/
Hot Tamale peeps
Mike and Ikes Mega Mix - Sour
Jolly Rancher gummies, very berry
Squashies - Sweet Tarts
Face twisters sour taffy combo
Schuster Products, LLC, Hales Corner WI

Twas the night before Sweets & Snacks 2022

The night before Sweets & Snacks 2022, Leah and Jocelyn previewed the agenda, tried to plan parking, talked about Bibles and reality TV. They also tried some candy.
 
Things we tried
Laff Bites
Sour Punch Bites
Old Bay Goldfish crackers
Reese's Fast Break
Thank you to Doug at Chocolate First for letting us join your team during Sweets & Snacks!

Doughboys Remix and Goo Goo Clusters

Leah went to see the Doughboys live in Boston and has a lot to say about the trip, hanging with Doughmies and meeting Mike Mitchell's hometown friends. Jocelyn and Leah try Goo Goo Clusters (thank you Kevtron), Cinna-Dragons from Trader Joe's and some terrible candy from TJ Maxx.
Candy we tried
Goo Goo Clusters
Cinna-Dragons
Pina Colada and Lemon Drop gummies from TJ Maxx
Show Links
https://candychat.tumblr.com/
https://sweetsandsnacks.com/
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/cinna-dragons-gummy-candy-071332
https://googoo.com/
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Roe v Wade with Red Vines

Just as Leah and Jocelyn sat down to record, news that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe V Wade and destroy what is left of women's body autonomy in the United States. So first they talk about politics and eventually they try some candies.
Candies we tried
Red Vines
Crows
Tony Chocolony
Reese's Potato Chip Crisp
Damyel Kosher chocolates
Why don't we say Judeo-Christian?

The Danish Candy and bowling 300

Jasmine went to Denmark and kindly brought back candy, which Leah and Jocelyn try... after a long discussion about how to score a perfect bowling game and the history of Dominick's grocery stores.
Candy we try
Puchao
Soemod's Pink Panther
Norregade fruit mix

Bonfire of the Jelly Beans with Rayne, Mike and Kenny

This week Leah and Jocelyn are sitting around a firepit with Rayne, Mike and Kenny. Mike and Kenny live upstairs and Rayne is Leah's twin sister. Together they try Taco Truck jelly beans, Spiced Jelly Beans, Candy Cotton Crickets and choose their funeral candy.
Candy we try
Brach's Taco Truck Jelly Beans
Key Lime Kit Kat
Mocha Kit Kat
Mint Kit Kat
Cotton Candy Crickets
Girl Scout Mocha
 
See Kenny in At the Vanishing Point presented by Gift Theater in Chicago. May 1 to 22, 2022
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Habanero Jelly Beans and the Ten Plagues

Leah and Jocelyn continue their march through April's jelly bean haul and compare notes on Passover, Jackass Forever, and problematic Christian seders. It's a wild ride, folks.
Candy We Try
Reeses Mallow Top
Ass Kickin' jelly beans
Jelly Bellys: Snapple, Soda Shop, Krispy Kreme, Coldstone Creamery, Fiery Five
Fannie Mae Buckeyes
Show Links
Oral History of Jackass
Steve O on Three Questions
Jackass Forever: friendships
Parks & Rec: Bachelor Party
Boyhood (not The Boy)
Before Trilogy 
Christian Seders are appropriation
Say No to Christian Seders
Who put Moses in the river as a baby?

We try the spiciest Jelly Belly beans and some Peeps

Jocelyn Geboy and Leah Jones are back in time for Easter and Passover with the ultimate Jelly Bean taste test including the Fiery Five from Jelly Belly which came with a very serious warning. Spoiler alert: they are very very very very very spicy beans and one host is too wimpy to try them all. 
Brach's Spiced Jelly Bird Eggs
Brach's Classic Jelly Bird Eggs
Jelly Belly Bean Boozeled Fiery Five
Peeps in Coffee, Cotton Candy and Party cake
How do you eat Jelly Beans?
Other stuff we talk about
Hot Ones Talk Show
Pacqui One Chip Challenge
Easter 

Haribo Gummies and an exploding whale

This week we try everything else in the care package that Jamie sent us from Germany, which means that this episode is all about Haribo gummy candies. We also discuss the history of the Ferris Wheel, exploding whales, and pelvic floor therapy Tok.
Candy We Tried
Sweet Sour Bears
Haribo Baerchen Paerchen
Haribo Saure Pommes
Haribo Sour Sghetti
Haribo Fraise Tagada
Haribo Saft Goldbren
Haribo Spaghetti Fizz Sour
Spaghetti Fizz Cola
Fruit Salad
Other Stuff
Oregon Whale Explosion - 50th Anniversary
Exploding Whale Footage on YouTube
Ambergris
Youtube - Dangerous Cow Bloat
Squat Toilets in Japan
Pelvic Floor health on Tik Tok
Why pee shivers
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