2008 Candy Yum Yum Year in Review

Join me in a trip down Memory Lane as we remember some of the candy highlights of 2008.

January:

Sue MKAFFGGF unveils her dream candy: the Freedom Bar
http://candyyumyum.blogspot.com/2008/01/freedom-bar.html

February:

News reports show that Valentine’s candy may be leftover from the year before
http://candyyumyum.blogspot.com/2008/02/breaking-news-caveat-emptor.html

March:

Made Chocolate Espresso Lava Cake, the best dessert in the world

April:
Met the New Zealand Cupcake Queen: Perky Nanas, Pineapple lumps, jaffa balls
April 5: the Sugar Baby says “chocolate” for the first time; pronounces it "chacka"

June:
We meet The Connection

July:
A comprehensive list of the world’s Circus Peanut-lovers is revealed

August:
No-Nuts actually loses weight after spending a summer at the Yum headquarters

September:
Melamine is found in Chinese candy

October
We meet Frau Marzipan
Mr. Goodbar breaks down the price of M&Ms
The Sugar Baby fulfills his role of child labor at Halloween
New Zealand sends candy lovers into a tizzy by discontinuing Snifters

November:
We list the Top Ten Candies That No One Actually Eats
http://candyyumyum.blogspot.com/2008/11/top-ten-candies-that-no-one-actually.html

Candy Yum Yum! gets a new look

American Tim Tams disappoint

December:

The Sugar Baby asks Santa for a chocolate Santa
Squirrels invade the Yum Yum headquarters
Memaw lavishes me with tons of fancy French chocolates




A List of Some New (or New To Us) Candy in 2008



Reese’s Whoppers
Cheesecake Kisses
Orange 3 Musketeers
Junior Fruit Crèmes
Yogurt Dots
Chewy Atomic Fireballs
Tootsie Pop Drops
Starbucks chocolates
Maple bacon lollipops
Hershey Kiss Trio
Gud Fud Marshmallows
Snickers Adventure
Twix Java
Mike & Ike Lemonade Stand
Hershey Bliss
Chocolate Skittles
Dots Elements
Dove Desserts
Aero Bubbles
Sour Patch Xploders
Starburst GummiBursts
M&M Premiums
Big ‘Mo
Young & Smylie licorice
Trader Joe’s Lumpy Bumpy Bar
Reese’s bars



Best Candy Find of the Year: Ritter Cornflakes
http://candyyumyum.blogspot.com/2008/08/ritter-sport-cornflakes.html



Worst Candy of the Year: Rainbow Twizzlers

http://candyyumyum.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-life-gives-you-twizzlers-rainbow.html

http://candyyumyum.blogspot.com/2008/11/f-is-for.html