Candy freaks, rejoice!
In Candy Freak, Steve Almond's homage to those of us with a somewhat unhealthy obsession with certain types of candy, the author referenced the Kit Kat Dark, which briefly graced the shelves of America before disappearing into the ether.
For years, I scanned the candy aisle in vain, searching for this dark unicorn, discovering lesser gems like dark M&Ms, Raisinettes, and Reeses cups along the way.
Last night, I did Almond proud, emitting what he would call a freak-like squeak when I stumbled across the fabled KKD in my local Walgreens. I thought about buying the whole box, but stuck to the 3/$2 special. Knowing that a scoop of Christina's Taza 80% dark lay in my future, this freak maintained some decorum.
For years, I scanned the candy aisle in vain, searching for this dark unicorn, discovering lesser gems like dark M&Ms, Raisinettes, and Reeses cups along the way.
Last night, I did Almond proud, emitting what he would call a freak-like squeak when I stumbled across the fabled KKD in my local Walgreens. I thought about buying the whole box, but stuck to the 3/$2 special. Knowing that a scoop of Christina's Taza 80% dark lay in my future, this freak maintained some decorum.
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It sounds like you had fabulous, dark chocolate night!
The timing on this is hilarious because I had been having similar issues with the CVS brand of peanut butter cups. Once readily available, they seemed to have disappeared into the unknown a few years back. And last night while perusing the aisles of the CVS in Coolidge (the one I never go to) there they were! They were calling to me! "Kim! We're back! We're delicious! We have a way better ratio of peanut butter to chocolate!" And you know what, they were as delicious as ever. Even when they melted in my 90+ degree apartment...
Kim: Your CVS peanut butter cups are noted. It's funny -- on the one hand, this blog makes me look like a health nut, getting excited about beets and summer fruit. However, with all of my junk food obsessions, you'd like my kitchen was stocked with Kit Kats, peanut butter Oreos, and pretzel M&Ms.
Kit Kat also had a "white chocolate" variation which was introduced at the same time. It might prove even harder to find.
