I purchased the holiday variety of my favorite candy, sold by the local sweet shop in my small abode of Barre, Vermont. Normally they are Red (raspberry) or Blue (blueberry) in color and sweet to taste. I can eat an entire package of them in about five minutes which is incredibly unfortunate because they cost about $5 per package: not good for an out of work student with little money. I got some for my mother for Christmas (who incidentally loves them just as much as I, but is more polite and less voracious in her appetite for them) and my father got some for me. They were festive, Red and Green with white sprinkles on the outside. I thought they were going to be the same flavor, just holiday coloured but low and behold I was wrong.
On first bite, I was utterly grossed out. The red flavored candy I thought was going to be raspberry was in fact cinnamon, the sort of cinnamon in a bag of red hots or whatever those candies are called. I was upset because I knew my mother would probably dislike them too, and made my Christmas gift to her less appealing. However, I do have an appreciation, be it a mild and somewhat defiant one, for the green ones which are menthol mint flavored. I don't know why, I have never smoked or really enjoyed the taste of toothpaste. I guess its just a thing.
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