Good morning, Junk Food Nation.  Can I still say good morning when it’s after 10am? I mean, it’s before noon, so I guess, but when I wake up and most restaurants are starting to fire up their lunch menus, it might be too late to say Good Morning.  Good Mornfternoon?  This needs more thought.

A few days ago I talked about how the Holidays were here now that Halloween was over.  And nothing confirmed it more than when I went into my local Walgreens and saw this:

Candy cane explosion!

Candy canes everywhere!!!! WHAAAA???  Last year, I did a post about all the candy canes that were released, from Sour canes to chocolate canes…and they haven’t stopped making them.  I’m sure some of these boxes were leftover from last year. I mean, do canes made of sugar EVER expire? I say nay.

So I thought it’d be fun to see what else was BACK in stores from last season, and point you to my review of them.  Without further ado: In Stores Now (Holiday Recap Edition)!

Peppermint snowflakes!

ROLD GOLD PEPPERMINT DIPPED SNOWFLAKES ARE THE BEST, and I found these again at my local Walgreens.  I wrote about these last year: “The pretzel was crisp and indeed salty, which blended well with the immediately sweet fudgey tasted of the white fudge and the strong strong flavor of the peppermint.  These were tasty and refreshing at the same time…”

In short, go buy these NOW.

Who doesn’t love peppermint bark?

I could’ve sworn I reviewed these Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares at some point, but I can’t find the review.  No matter.  A good chocolate company, making dark/white chocolate with bits of candy cane in it?  I mean, is peppermint bark great or WHAT?  I sometimes think I like peppermint bark more than oxygen.  But then I realize oxygen is necessary to life.  Peppermint bark – close second.  Let’s just say it’s 1 and 1A.

Old man candy

I reviewed these Egg Nog Nips last year also, noting that these did indeed taste like egg nog.  Still, Nips as well as Werther’s Originals are old man candies.  They just are.  Walgreens, knock it off with the old man candy.

THEY’RE BACK!

I was SO excited to visit my local Safeway and re-spot these Snack Factor White Chocolate and Peppermint Pretzel Crisps!!!!  I reviewed these last year, noting, “The salty of the pretzel, here, worked REALLY well with the sweetness of the white chocolate.  This combo was REALLY good, and my theory was confirmed.  You need the extra sweetness to really make the salt pretzel stand out and contrast.  The combo of salt and sugar made for the perfect savory/sweet result…”

I bought a few bags.  Few=lots.

THESE ARE BACK TOO!

Snack Factory Dark Chocolate and Peppermint Pretzel Crisps are back in stores too, at Safeway, and I discussed these last year. As I noted in my comparisons between the White Chocolate and the Dark Chocolate varieties last year, if you’re choosing between the two, DEFINITELY go white chocolate – the dark chocolate isn’t sweet enough IMO to make the pretzel salt pop, and the white chocolate accomplishes this nicely.

Alright that’s all for now. Happy Saturday!  I’m off to find some more holiday goodies.

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Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy