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  Tested candy bar from another country songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-05-17 11:55 -0400
    Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-17 17:24 +0000
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 03:45 +1000
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-17 20:00 +0000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hound Adams <ha@inv.alid> - 2026-05-17 14:20 -0600
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 16:39 -0500
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-17 14:38 -0400
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-17 20:10 +0000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 16:40 -0500
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-17 16:52 -0400
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-17 17:27 -0400
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 08:27 +1000
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-17 18:31 -0400
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 17:59 -0500
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 16:47 -0500
    Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-17 17:53 +0000
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-17 16:51 -0400
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-17 17:23 -0400
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-17 22:43 +0000
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 08:57 +1000
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-17 23:36 +0000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 18:51 -0500
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2026-05-18 02:49 +0000
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hound Adams <ha@inv.alid> - 2026-05-17 22:40 -0600
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> - 2026-05-18 09:16 +0000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-17 19:52 -0400
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 19:13 -0500
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-05-18 07:26 -0400
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> - 2026-05-18 09:14 +0000
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> - 2026-05-18 07:44 -0600
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2026-05-18 02:34 +0000
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 12:38 +1000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 04:56 +0000
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 17:24 +1000
    Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-17 16:50 -0400
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-17 17:18 -0400
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-17 17:22 -0400
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 00:29 +0000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 01:08 +0000
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-17 21:43 -0400
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 02:32 +0000
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-17 22:52 -0400
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> - 2026-05-18 07:39 -0400
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> - 2026-05-18 07:46 -0600
                  Re: Tested candy bar from another country Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> - 2026-05-18 17:06 +0000
                    Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-18 13:17 -0400
                    Re: Tested candy bar from another country Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> - 2026-05-18 11:20 -0600
                      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-18 13:27 -0400
                        Re: Tested candy bar from another country Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> - 2026-05-18 21:39 +0000
                    Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 04:47 +1000
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 17:38 +0000
                  Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-18 14:18 -0400
                    Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 18:44 +0000
                    Re: Tested candy bar from another country ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 18:49 +0000
                      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-18 15:03 -0400
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hound Adams <ha@inv.alid> - 2026-05-18 13:48 -0600
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 11:30 +1000
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-18 20:20 +0000
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 06:50 +1000
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-18 16:03 -0500
                  Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 07:45 +1000
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hound Adams <ha@inv.alid> - 2026-05-18 15:35 -0600
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> - 2026-05-18 09:20 +0000
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-05-20 05:25 -0400
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 07:25 +1000
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 17:22 -0500
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 08:46 +1000
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-17 16:44 -0500
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-05-18 17:26 +0100
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-18 13:01 -0400
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-05-20 05:27 -0400
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-20 07:59 -0400
        Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-19 07:30 +0000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 18:23 +1000
          Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-19 09:02 -0400
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> - 2026-05-19 08:30 -0600
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-19 12:43 -0400
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 11:43 -0400
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-19 19:45 +0000
            Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-19 19:19 +0000
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-19 17:56 -0400
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-20 22:27 +0000
                  Re: Tested candy bar from another country Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> - 2026-05-20 19:04 -0400
              Re: Tested candy bar from another country songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-05-20 05:12 -0400
                Re: Tested candy bar from another country dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-20 22:36 +0000
      Re: Tested candy bar from another country songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-05-20 05:19 -0400
    Re: Tested candy bar from another country Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-05-18 17:16 +0100

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#1526004

On Mon, 18 May 2026 16:03:24 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>Pierre Choderlos de Laclos wrote on 5/18/2026 3:50 PM:
>> On Mon, 18 May 2026 20:20:58 GMT, dsi1
>> <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>>
>>> Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
>>>> <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely unacceptable
>>>>> today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an emergency ration. It
>>>>> might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it
>>>>> looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is that
>>>>> a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a long shelf
>>>>> life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
>>>>
>>>> But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
>>>
>>> I can see the future, but I don't fear it. I just go with the flow, man.
>>>
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MsQKqKizkDmhAm4A
>> 
>> You're always talking about biblical disasters. Famine, war, "kids"
>> killing boomers, "when the shit hits the fan". Cheer up!
>
>It's hard to make any sense out of shit Tojo says.  He is like 
>Nostradamus, except he is da Hiwayan version.

We should call him Nokalakamuka.

-- 
Bruce
<https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>

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#1525995

On Mon, 18 May 2026 20:20:58 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

> Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
> 
> > On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
> > <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
> >   
> > >Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
> > >  
> > >> On 2026-05-17 4:50 p.m., jmquown wrote:  
> > >> > 
> > >> > You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some
> > >> > foreign country to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the
> > >> > candy bar?  
> > >> 
> > >> I don't doubt that there are some pretty bad chocolate bars
> > >> coming from Europe. There are also lots of good ones. I was in
> > >> the habit of eating a square or two of Lindt dark chocolate
> > >> every night. It's hard to beat that stuff. Once in a while I get
> > >> some nice chocolate from the Dutch store. 
> > >> > This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US
> > >> > chocolate.  
> > >> 
> > >> It's been a long time since I have bought chocolate in the US so
> > >> I am not in a position to compare them. I do remember being
> > >> totally turned off by Hershey bars. What a disappointment. I
> > >> grew up watching American television and movies and that led me
> > >> to think that a Hershey bar was the best thing ever. Then I had
> > >> one.  Yech. I came to realize that the other American chocolate
> > >> bars were much better.  
> > >
> > >The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be
> > >completely unacceptable today since they weren't meant to be a
> > >treat but instead, an emergency ration. It might be a good idea to
> > >sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it looks like
> > >the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is
> > >that a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration
> > >and has a long shelf life would be a grand idea in case the shit
> > >hits the fan.   
> > 
> > But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
> >  
> 
> I can see the future, but I don't fear it. I just go with the flow,
> man. 
> 
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MsQKqKizkDmhAm4A

https://youtu.be/q30UFr_5ltA

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#1525924

On 2026-05-18, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
>
> The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely unacceptable
> today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an emergency ration. It
> might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it
> looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is that
> a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a long shelf
> life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan. 
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snqnh3Owg9E

El Nino usually brings us (and probably Dave Smith) less heat in
late summer and fall followed by a mild winter.  I'm looking forward
to it.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton

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#1526122

Dave Smith wrote:
...
>> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
>
> It's been a long time since I have bought chocolate in the US so I am 
> not in a position to compare them. I do remember being totally turned 
> off by Hershey bars. What a disappointment. I grew up watching American 
> television and movies and that led me to think that a Hershey bar was 
> the best thing ever. Then I had one.  Yech. I came to realize that the 
> other American chocolate bars were much better.

  there's a note to them which is not good to my tastebuds
(butyric acid which occurs naturally but is brought out by
their processing methods).  luckily there are better
chocolate bars available that i do like.


  songbird

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#1525848

On Sun, 17 May 2026 16:50:12 -0400, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>    someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>> 
>>    i could see why they gave it to us.
>> 
>>    it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>
>You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country 
>to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
>
>>    barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
>> flavor.
>> 
>This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.

Rumour has it that American equivalents of chocolate bars that are
available in Europe, like Mars etc, contain more sugar. I can't
confirm or refute this.

-- 
Bruce
<https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>

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#1525868

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos wrote on 5/17/2026 4:25 PM:
> On Sun, 17 May 2026 16:50:12 -0400, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>>
>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
>>>
>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>>
>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
>>
>>>     barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
>>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
>>> flavor.
>>>
>> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
> 
> Rumour has it that American equivalents of chocolate bars that are
> available in Europe, like Mars etc, contain more sugar. I can't
> confirm or refute this.
> 

Oh no!  Master, did your artificial friend go tit's up?

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#1525879

On Sun, 17 May 2026 17:22:08 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>Pierre Choderlos de Laclos wrote on 5/17/2026 4:25 PM:
>> On Sun, 17 May 2026 16:50:12 -0400, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>>>
>>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
>>>>
>>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>>>
>>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
>>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
>>>
>>>>     barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
>>>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
>>>> flavor.
>>>>
>>> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
>> 
>> Rumour has it that American equivalents of chocolate bars that are
>> available in Europe, like Mars etc, contain more sugar. I can't
>> confirm or refute this.
>
>Oh no!  Master, did your artificial friend go tit's up?

I just asked:
"Yes, it is absolutely true. On a broad scale, American chocolate bars
do tend to contain more sugar and less cocoa than their European
counterparts."

-- 
Bruce
<https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>

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#1525858

jmquown wrote on 5/17/2026 3:50 PM:
> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>    someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>
>>    i could see why they gave it to us.
>>
>>    it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
> 
> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country 
> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
> 
>>
>>    barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
>> flavor.
>>
>>
>>    songbird
> 
> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
> 

Did John ever bring your Majesty a box of chocolates?  Flowers?

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#1525944

In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, 
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
> 
> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
> >    someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
> > 
> >    i could see why they gave it to us.
> > 
> >    it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
> > candy bars that are made in the USoA.
> 
> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country 
> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?

 he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer

  Which is a wafer biscuit. 

Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)

  Janet UK
> 
> > 
> >    barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
> > the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
> > flavor.
> > 
> > 
> >    songbird
> 
> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.

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#1525946

On 2026-05-18 12:26 p.m., Janet wrote:
> In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>
>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>>
>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
>>>
>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>>
>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
> 
>   he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
> 
>    Which is a wafer biscuit.
> 
> Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)
> 


I would say he was off base in his claim about an European candy bar. 
That would be a wafer chocolate coating.

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#1526123

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2026-05-18 12:26 p.m., Janet wrote:
>> In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
>> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>>
>>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>>>
>>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
>>>>
>>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>>>
>>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
>>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
>> 
>>   he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
>> 
>>    Which is a wafer biscuit.
>> 
>> Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)
>> 
>
>
> I would say he was off base in his claim about an European candy bar. 
> That would be a wafer chocolate coating.

  it's similar enough to a KitKat candy bar that i'd consider
them to be the same general item.


  songbird

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#1526133

On 2026-05-20 5:27 a.m., songbird wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:

>>
>> I would say he was off base in his claim about an European candy bar.
>> That would be a wafer chocolate coating.
> 
>    it's similar enough to a KitKat candy bar that i'd consider
> them to be the same general item.
> 
> I would say that KitKat is a chocolate bar with a wafer filling and what 
you had was a wafer cookie coated with chocolate.

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#1526018

Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:

> In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, 
> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
> > 
> > On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
> > >    someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
> > > 
> > >    i could see why they gave it to us.
> > > 
> > >    it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
> > > candy bars that are made in the USoA.
> > 
> > You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country 
> > to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
> 
>  he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
> 
>   Which is a wafer biscuit. 
> 
> Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)
> 
>   Janet UK
> > 
> > > 
> > >    barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
> > > the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
> > > flavor.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >    songbird
> > 
> > This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
> 
>

Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen,
candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy. 
My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup. 
Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese
candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in
them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her
little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle
the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing
for tamarind.  There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo."
I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but
I'd eat one, given the chance. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s


 


 

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#1526023

On Tue, 19 May 2026 07:30:55 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

>Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen,
>candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy. 
>My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup. 
>Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese
>candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in
>them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her
>little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle
>the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing
>for tamarind.  There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
>I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo."
>I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but
>I'd eat one, given the chance. 

<quote>
When an American bites into a Swedish Cloetta Kexchoklad, their brain
is expecting a Kit Kat, but their tastebuds are going to get an
existential crisis.

Americans generally prefer their candy bars to be dense, heavy, and
ultra-indulgent (think caramel, peanut butter, or thick layers of
chocolate). A Kex bar can feel too light, dry, and "bready" to be
considered a true candy reward.
<unquote>

-- 
Bruce
<https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>

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#1526033

On 2026-05-19 3:30 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
> 
> Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:
> 
>> In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
>> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>>
>>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>>>
>>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
>>>>
>>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>>>
>>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
>>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
>>
>>   he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
>>
>>    Which is a wafer biscuit.
>>
>> Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)
>>
>>    Janet UK
>>>
>>>>
>>>>     barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
>>>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
>>>> flavor.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     songbird
>>>
>>> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
>>
>>
> 
> Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen,
> candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy.
> My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup.
> Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese
> candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in
> them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her
> little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle
> the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing
> for tamarind.  There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
> I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo."
> I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but
> I'd eat one, given the chance.
> 
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s

Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them are 
salty, and I mean really salty.  The local Dutch stores always have a 
good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of 
saltiness.  Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.

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#1526039

On 2026-05-19 7:02 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2026-05-19 3:30 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:
>>
>>> In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
>>> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>>>
>>>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
>>>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
>>>>>
>>>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
>>>>>
>>>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
>>>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
>>>>
>>>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign 
>>>> country
>>>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
>>>
>>>   he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
>>>
>>>    Which is a wafer biscuit.
>>>
>>> Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)
>>>
>>>    Janet UK
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
>>>>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
>>>>> flavor.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     songbird
>>>>
>>>> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen,
>> candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish 
>> candy.
>> My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive 
>> lineup.
>> Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The 
>> Japanese
>> candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili 
>> pepper in
>> them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina 
>> and her
>> little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't 
>> handle
>> the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have 
>> a thing
>> for tamarind.  There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
>> I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called 
>> "Sambo."
>> I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of 
>> licorice but
>> I'd eat one, given the chance.
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s
> 
> Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them are 
> salty, and I mean really salty.  The local Dutch stores always have a 
> good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of 
> saltiness.  Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.
> 
When my sister was pregnant, she had a craving for licorice
and my b-i-l had to buy it by the carton.

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#1526043

On 2026-05-19 10:30 a.m., Graham wrote:
> On 2026-05-19 7:02 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:

>> Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them are 
>> salty, and I mean really salty.  The local Dutch stores always have a 
>> good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of 
>> saltiness.  Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.
>>
> When my sister was pregnant, she had a craving for licorice
> and my b-i-l had to buy it by the carton.

It was available in the penny candy shelves in variety stores when I was 
a kid but it was not universally popular. I liked it, but in small 
doses, most often in the form of a licorice pipe or cigar.

My English grandmother almost always had a bowl of Licorice Allsorts 
when we visited. It was a wise choice for someone on a limited income 
because even kids couldn't eat many of them. They were always hard and 
dry. A number of years ago I discovered that they sell a wide variety of 
Allsorts in small bulk bins at the  Dutch Deli.  I don't know why I was 
inspired to go all nostalgic and try some. These guys were fresh and 
soft and wonderful.  What a difference.

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#1526042

Dave Smith wrote:> The local Dutch stores always have a > good supply of 
black licorice and the arrange them my order> >
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-black-licorice-can-make-your-heart-jump

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#1526063

Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:

> Dave Smith wrote:> The local Dutch stores always have a > good supply of 
> black licorice and the arrange them my order> >
> https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-black-licorice-can-make-your-heart-jump
> 

Now we're supposed to be afraid of black licorice? Surely, you jest, sir. 

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#1526059

Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

> On 2026-05-19 3:30 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > 
> > Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:
> > 
> >> In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
> >> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
> >>>
> >>> On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
> >>>>     someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
> >>>>
> >>>>     i could see why they gave it to us.
> >>>>
> >>>>     it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
> >>>> candy bars that are made in the USoA.
> >>>
> >>> You "tested" it?  Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
> >>> to "test"?  Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
> >>
> >>   he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
> >>
> >>    Which is a wafer biscuit.
> >>
> >> Kex  means biscuit (UK)  of cookie (USA)
> >>
> >>    Janet UK
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>     barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
> >>>> the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing.  no chocolate
> >>>> flavor.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>     songbird
> >>>
> >>> This post is rather silly.  Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen,
> > candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy.
> > My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup.
> > Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese
> > candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in
> > them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her
> > little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle
> > the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing
> > for tamarind.  There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
> > I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo."
> > I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but
> > I'd eat one, given the chance.
> > 
> > 
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s
> 
> Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them are 
> salty, and I mean really salty.  The local Dutch stores always have a 
> good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of 
> saltiness.  Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.
> 
> 

I can't say if Americans have much experience with licorice. From what I read,
most licorice sold in America contains no licorice root. The rest of the world
is using it all up. The Iceland Samba candy didn't taste like I expected. It was
pretty tasty and not at all like what I'm used to. 

When we were in the UK, I wanted to try their famous Aero bar. I think that most
Americans would find it to be reminiscent of old, dried up, crumbly, chocolate. 
We're used to chocolate that melts in the mouth and has a highly refined 
smoothness to it. I suppose the Brits and the Canadians find the Aero bar experience
to be quite different from my American mouth.

https://britishfooddepot.com/nestle-aero-milk-chocolate-giant-bar-90g


 

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