Best/Worst Hikers Candy?

[Spokes]

I'm staring a bowl of left over Halloween candy and wondering what the best and worst hikers candy is?

Personally, I love to pop a Jolly Rancher (peach flavor) right before doing a strenuous climb and never cared much for Rolo's.

Maybe we should exempt Snicker bars from the gitgo?

[Wrangler88]

Any kind of jolly rancher or hard candy like such. Starburst used to have a hard candy that I liked to take camping.

And obviously snickers.


I wish beef jerky counted as candy. I could eat that stuff all day everyday.

[JEBjr]

blow pop... a great sugar high.

[johnnybgood]

New poll : isn't Snickers the best candy ever ?

[Luddite]

I'm sooo sick of snickers

[hikerboy57]

Jelly Belly jelly beans, simply the best.They can be hard or chewy your choice.

[johnnybgood]

New poll : isn't Snickers the best candy ever ?


I'm sooo sick of snickers
Sooo... let me guess , :-? you vote NO .

[springerfever]

I'm sooo sick of snickers


Blasphemy !! Stone him with fun-size !!

Seriously, snickers rule but I recently tried some gu chomps and they are pretty damn tasty !

[halftime]

Payday Bar

[pjkirk]

Payday Bar

I love me some Payday Bars.

[Luddite]

I like ghirardelli dark chocolate.

[moytoy]

snickers with the dark chocolate

[Wrangler88]

snickers with the dark chocolate


You said it.

[bigcranky]

Chocolate covered espresso beans -- good ones with real dark chocolate. Mmmmm.

[Spokes]

Do you guys switch candy in winter/summer?

I remember last summer when my Snickers were melting I switched over to tootsie rolls.

Of course I did spread out a melted Snickers bar on a tortilla one day and rolled it up like a sushi roll -- Yum!

[Slo-go'en]

Atomic fireballs!

[Spokes]

Atomic fireballs!

Of course!!!!!!!!

[Luddite]

Chocolate covered espresso beans -- good ones with real dark chocolate. Mmmmm.

I gotta try that. That would make a great breakfast.

[Spokes]

I've heard of people chewing on coffee beans. It's similar I presume?

[bigcranky]

I've heard of people chewing on coffee beans. It's similar I presume?

Oh, it is SOOOOOO much better than chewing on coffee beans. The combination of flavors and textures is just wonderful. Gotta watch out, though, you can overdose on these things pretty easily. (Not kidding.)

[leaftye]

http://www.bad-candy.com/candies/pico/


I like the stuff. Tastes good to me, interesting to eat and has electrolytes. Unfortunately some people strongly disagree enough to had it on their website for well over a decade...yes, I checked back then.

[10-K]

Butterfingers for me.

[Dave G]

Payday Bar

Yes! My long-time favorite candy bar.

I eat very little candy when I'm out in the world (still haven't touched the extra Halloween candy we have lying around), but on the trail is a whole different matter. Dark chocolate covered almonds, plain dark chocolate, Snickers, Heath Bars, its all good.

[springerfever]

Another good chocolate fix is Bakers semi-sweet chocolate found in the baking section of grocery stores. Comes in nice little bricks whick are scored to break easily. Great taste and a good jolt of pure chocolate for energy. In the winter you have to let it warm up in your mouth, but in the summer it will stay solid without melting.

[Feral Bill]

In hot weather, peanut M and Ms. Otherwise, Snickers.

[tuffnuts]

Take 5 candy bars

[IronGutsTommy]

candy i tend to avoid on the trail are jawbreakers and atomic fireballs. they are tasty but the trail is the last place I want to be when A tooth gets chipped or broken. tops 5 candybars imo, One Hundred Grand, Twix, Whatchamacallit, Take 5, and Snickers. Honorbale mention goes to Zero bars... theyre covered in white fudge for petes sake (and ours)

[IronGutsTommy]

*honorable

[yari]

I wish beef jerky counted as candy. I could eat that stuff all day everyday.


Mmmmmmmmmmm, it is my kind of candy. I just found a guy who makes it at home, so good and cheap!

Butterfingers, my current favorite.

[G-WALK]

I carried a full pound of M & M s for a while, well worth the weight. Eat them by the hand full...:sun

[Hooch]

Almond Snickers are nature's most perfect food. :banana

[Sierra Echo]

I personally love reesie cups, kit kats and pretzel m&ms. I try to avoid all three as I am on a diet. I like to take a low cal orange gatorade with me on a day hike. That just does it for me!

[yari]

I like ghirardelli dark chocolate.


Ever try making s'mores with the raspberry or caramel squares? Sinful.

[Wrangler88]

Almond Snickers are nature's most perfect food. :banana



I really like the Almond Snickers as well. But I feel like I'm getting ripped off because they're a tad smaller than the regular snickers. A little better though. Maybe its worth it?

[Wrangler88]

Butterfingers for me.



They also give you something to do for the rest of the day ...

Trying to get all that goodness unstuck from your teeth.

[Wrangler88]

Best thread in a long time by the way.

I love candy!

[aaronthebugbuffet]

Hershey's with almonds has always been a favorite as long as it's not too hot.

[chiefduffy]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Skittles!! The little Halloween packs are the perfect amount to bump that blood sugar up a notch or two..

[Kerosene]

I've moved beyond Jolly Ranchers to the Jolly Rancher lollipops, sucking on a Green Apple or a Lemonade for an entire climb. I also like the Caramel and Coffee Nips, but I tend to eat them one after another.

Sometimes I'll sub Milky Way Bars for Snickers.

[Trailweaver]

You people are giving me a sugar high just reading this. . . ; -)

[moytoy]

You people are giving me a sugar high just reading this. . . ; -)
Speaking of a sugar rush....nothing beats a couple of honey buns with confectioners sugar icing (sucre glace)for that ultamate sugar high.

[nitewalker]

for hard candy its hard to beat the dum dum lollipop and for a candy bar i often go with a reeces peanut butter cup. skittles, jolly rancher, blow pops and tootsie pops all work. snickers, almond joy, the reggie bar, pay day, zag nut and bit o honey are all acceptable........"im having a sugar flashback"

[Spokes]

Speaking of a sugar rush....nothing beats a couple of honey buns with confectioners sugar icing (sucre glace)for that ultamate sugar high.


Push a half dozen jelly beans and a candle on top= instant hikers birthday cake! :)

[ki0eh]

I like the Fast Break - kind of a mashup of Reese's cups and Snickers - and it's also made within sight of the Trail in Stuarts Draft near Waynesboro, VA (along with the Take5). Scroll down to antepenultimate entry in this list (http://www.thehersheycompany.com/about/manufacturing.asp)

I used to like the Pay Day PRO for high summer but it's discontinued, leaving Pay Day as the choice for those conditions.

We saw recently that Backpacker magazine suggested Whoppers, I've never tried those on the trail myself, never thought of it before actually.

[Farr Away]

Candied ginger with some dark chocolate to offset some of the spice.

-FA

[Wise Old Owl]

Hershey's with almonds has always been a favorite as long as it's not too hot.

Hershey Kisses has a new melting point, great for the trail.

[Tinker]

Besides the peanut and/or almond (dark chocolate) candies in my GORP, I always try to pick up some Coffee Rio candies at Trader Joe's : http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/coffee_rio/

[mad4scrapping]

Baby Ruth is my favorite.

[Don H]

Anyone know who makes a jelly bean type candy with electrolytes in it?

[aaronthebugbuffet]

Anyone know who makes a jelly bean type candy with electrolytes in it?
Jelly Belly Sport Beans

[StubbleJumper]

Here's another vote for peanut M&Ms. They're about the perfect trail food. You get an initial burst of energy from the candy/chocolate, and then the longer term burn from the fat, not to mention the protein.

[double d]

Come on everyone, M and M peanuts, they melt in your mouth, not on your hands!

[johnnybgood]

Anyone know who makes a jelly bean type candy with electrolytes in it?
Honey Stinger is an organic energy chew with Vitamin C and Electrolytes.
They're fruity and soft -- very easy to chew and are pure natural energy.

I found them at my local REI in the reduced price bin. They're quite good actually. I'd give them 4 :banana:banana:banana:banana

www.honeystinger.com (http://www.honeystinger.com)

[jimthehiker2006]

Jelly Belly jelly beans for me

[sixguns01]

New poll : isn't Snickers the best candy ever ?


No! "Whatchamacallit" bars are the greatest Candy bar ever!!!! Weird I can only find them at Rite Aid and CVS.

[Trailbender]

New poll : isn't Snickers the best candy ever ?

Milky Way is a lot better in really cold weather. I personally prefer a sack of fig newtons or cookies. They are about the same price, but you can get 1.5 lbs of fig newtons at dollar general for less than 6 snickers bars. I never bought candy bars again after I discovered this.

[middle to middle]

I agree with everybody but favorite is espresso beans and jelly beans mixed.

[Dockmaster]

Swedish Fish - my fav.

[Second Half]

I never cared for the texture of peanut M&Ms. My vote goes to peanut butter M&Ms.

[harryfred]

Gummy Bears!

[fiddlehead]

Russell Stovers caramel and chocolate candy wins in my book.
Here's a story (http://fiddleheadtravels.com/?s=glacier+) I wrote about them on my blog when I finished my first CDT hike

[Ontiora]

Reeses are good, along with Snickers. --plenty of energy.

[Namaste]

I love the mini Swedish fish, malted milk balls and dark chocolate espresso beans. I never liked Snickers :eek:

[mweinstone]

hate you all for this. and i wont forget it. some uf us have tags that say stuff like,.

reactive hypoglycemia
fructose intolorant
glucose

my only revenge for sitting while yall scarf your dammed half gallons, here in my state to add insult to a hypo lactard ,...is my pack weighs soooooo much less than you with your bars and your cakes and your fried pies and your peppermint and your dammed licorice. i hate licorice! for being my fav,......alas,.........maby heaven has snacks. i will continue to carry gummies and ranchers to trade for stuff ,...and i am under no illusion that my glucose pills are sweet tarts,...but i will share no gummy with the children of this thread.

matthewski has spoken
so shall it be

[AUhiker90]

Those haribo golden gummy bears.
They are tough enough for you to enjoy them for a little while and they taste great.

[mweinstone]

Those haribo golden gummy bears.
They are tough enough for you to enjoy them for a little while and they taste great.

please, they are much more than that. they are real bears. each with a story. and since the cutting down of their leader bozo, they are angry bears.

[sbhikes]

Too hot most of the time for chocolate candy. Haribo gummie bears are really good. Never eat sugar-free gummie bears. You and your intestines will regret it.

[sixguns01]

Rice Crispy Treats!!!

Don't know if they qualify as candy, mineral or chemical compound, but damn they are soooo good and pretty f'in light. Me Likey!

[mweinstone]

sugar free? where, when, how?! i want details and i want details now!

[Old Hiker]

Take 5 candy bars


Sounds like the start of a really good recipe or a really bad (off-color) joke! :rolleyes:

Peanut or peanut butter M&Ms and sour Jelly Bellys, esp. in my trail mix. I like Paydays instead of Snickers, as they don't melt.

I'm old enough to remember Triple Decker chocolate bars: dark on the bottom, milk in the middle and white on the top (or was it the other way around?? ). I loved to peel the layers and eat them one at a time. I also remember WHOLE almonds on the tops of the Mars bars.

[on_the_GOEZ]

Cowtails. not stale

[DVNDSN]

Chocolate covered coffee beans, if you haven't tried them it's a shame. Great stuff. Period.

[ChinMusic]

I like ghirardelli dark chocolate.
Which percentage? I like the 72%.

I was surprised to see that listed. I take it most all the time.

[mweinstone]

proposterousness. thats the secret to mixes. how unlikely is the mix. how absurd. plain old dont cut it round matthewskis magic bag.

ahem!:

cashew
raisin
peanut
broken giant hershey special dark and mr goodbar
haribo gummy bears and black forrest gummie bears
minni powdered doghnuts
chunks of fudge
dark chocolate covered exspresso beans
ginger snaps (for that unmistakeable trick or treat bag smell)
dryed pinnaple rings whole
gojee berries
mullberries
cacao nibs covered in chocolate
shelled pistachio nuts
horsetail black licorice

toss all in large ziplock and spread the wealth.their is nor ever will be nor has ever been a matthewski mix equal.i have written testimonials from all the trail legonds.

[wrongway_08]

tootsie rolls, the short bus ones!!

[ki0eh]

sugar free? where, when, how?! i want details and i want details now!

Scroll about 3/4 of the way down this (http://www.thehersheycompany.com/nutrition-and-wellness/confections-101/sugar-substitutes.aspx) for subtly described details :eek:

[Sierra Echo]

It's not a candy, but I have developed a thing for cheez its.

[Sassafras Lass]

Nah . . . . Ritter Sport chocolates - but don't eat the Rum Raisin variety in a 'dry' county, they'll arrest you for public intoxication. :D

[Ashevillian]

Almond Joy or Mounds. When my knees are hurting, an old family recipe; white raisins soaked in gin. I know it's not candy (Although I call it candy)…it works.

[Sierra Echo]

Almond Joy or Mounds. When my knees are hurting, an old family recipe; white raisins soaked in gin. I know it's not candy (Although I call it candy)…it works.

Ugh I cant stand coconut. I cant even stand to smell coconut! :eek:

[Ashevillian]

Ugh I cant stand coconut. I cant even stand to smell coconut! :eek:

Hike your own hike, eat your own favorite candy! LOL

[Sierra Echo]

Hike your own hike, eat your own favorite candy! LOL

LOL that works for me!!!

[Ashevillian]

Maybe Wisconsin Hiker will pipe in about peanut allergies on the trail and how we should outlaw Snicker Bars.

[ChinMusic]

Maybe Wisconsin Hiker will pipe in about peanut allergies on the trail and how we should outlaw Snicker Bars.
My daughter has a severe peanut allergy. When I take her to Yosemite this summer I will have to forgo nuts or carry two bear cans.

[Jack Tarlin]

Haven't read this whole thread but a few thoughts:

Best candy bar ever: Heath Bars. Then, Mounds.
Right behind them: Necco Wafers, especially the green ones (it's probably
a Boston thing).
If you can get 'em: Lindor Truffles from the Lindt people. The White
Chocolate ones are worth killling for.

[sarman]

Coffee Nips, Butterfinger bites, Plain M&M's, Milky Way

worst:licorice

[mweinstone]

Coffee Nips, Butterfinger bites, Plain M&M's, Milky Way

worst:licorice

i would trade licorice for nothing. not women,gold or bacon.
my licorice is no mans.

[fehchet]

80% cocoa content chocolate bars (organic, if you can get them)
Any candy by Lowneys (Canadian company) especially their Cherry Blossom.

[mweinstone]

Good morning children of the cain! Today i will indevor to spell at a grade level above mine. Im useing my thumb on the capitol letter button and watching my spelling like the can man looking for cans at dawn monday morning after trail days. This will be a totaly watermelon based discusion of the merits of the watermelon jolly rancher and your efforts to conserve their numbers and the relationship to the pricipals of giving the blue ones away. All eforts must be made to make it look like your randomly grabbing a jolly rancher when pawning off blue ones. carfull watch must be kept to prevent accidental giving of critical watermelon,cherry and grape ones away.

disscus

[ki0eh]

Any candy by Lowneys (Canadian company) especially their Cherry Blossom.

How would you make a Cherry Blossom hiking stable? Freeze it and have it on the first day??

I also fear they're not still being made - web search doesn't bring up current info (Lowneys was taken over by Hershey Canada then Hershey closed their Canadian facilities and it's not currently listed on Hershey Canada web site as a product).

[Diatribe]

I like gummy treats on trail, but only if the brands are Haribo & Trolli.
Also, in colder months, a divine chocolate bar or two in the pack makes me very happy.

But the best treat to bring on the trail is some tasty hooch OR and a fresh avocado!

[Sassafras Lass]

Ugh I cant stand coconut. I cant even stand to smell coconut! :eek:

"You don't like coconuts?! Say, brainless, don't you know where coconuts come from? Lookit here - from Tahiti, Fiji Islands, the Coral Sea!"

Couldn't resist a good Jimmy Stewart quote . . . . :D

[Awol1970]

No disrespect but I think gummi gears and their like are gross. It seems to me that they are interchangeable with about 25% of the lures I have in my tacklebox. Just sprinkle a little sugar on the rubber worm an yum yum:cool:

True story...My father and I were on a 3 day canoe trip down the Elk river in TN and he had some gummi's. Caught a keeper brown trout. I laughed for 20 min.

[bobqzzi]

I haven't tasted anything even close to Chocolate Riesens

[asciibaron]

i was recently turned onto Sour Patch Kids. at first i was like "really?" then after i had a few, i understood.

for chocolate awesome, i go with Ritter Sport 50% cocoa that i get from Target. oh so good.

[hobbs]

I know some people like Black licorice and malt balls...But I am not a fan..But any other candy is more than welcome...

[ChinMusic]

I know some people like Black licorice and malt balls...But I am not a fan..But any other candy is more than welcome...
Man that sounds good.

[Spokes]

There is a world shortage of peach flavored jolly rancher candy! I'm noticing only 1-2 per bag nowadays.

What's up with that?

[OldStormcrow]

"Worst" hiking candy? That would have to be butter mints. Many years ago when I was still a young greenhorn i had heard that candy would give me energy when hiking. I carried about 1.5 pounds of butter mints with me and handed them out to my friends as we began a long uphill on a very hot day. Everybody was spitting them out and begging for water within minutes. A person could gag and die from those nasty things when you are wheezing up a hill!

[surferjeff]

Payday candybars!!

[JohnEbner]

Snickers, Payday, M&M's and Starburst are all good but my favorite is probably Chick-o-Sticks...if I can find 'em.

[Northern Lights]

Reese minis!!!!

[mweinstone]

There is a world shortage of peach flavored jolly rancher candy! I'm noticing only 1-2 per bag nowadays.

What's up with that?

most people dont even realize tootsi pops come in lemon. theirs a yellow in about 1 out of 5 bags. its so rare, and yet the only pop visible to a searching plane.

[mweinstone]

can you spell congressman?

[fredmugs]

I really like the Almond Snickers as well. But I feel like I'm getting ripped off because they're a tad smaller than the regular snickers. A little better though. Maybe its worth it?

Sam's Club has the larger Snickers w/almonds. What sucks (kinda) is that there are 24 of them in a box and I rarely hike more that 10 days a time so I end up eating a lot of them on the drive back home.

I also love heath bars and they weigh very little comparatively speaking.

[Tuckahoe]

Love all sorts of candy, there are really few that I dont like. When it comes to candy bars, what I like to do is get a variety of the fun sizes -- Butterfinger, Heath, Baby Ruth, Krunch -- and put one of each into a little snack size zip-lock. Maybe 5 for a day. I dont always feel like eating one whole candy bar, and I can have whatever I feel like at that moment.

[Spokes]

hobbs mentioned black licorice and malt balls a few posts back. The malt stuff is ok. I like black licorice except on the trail it tends to make me thirsty.

Is that normal?

[Spokes]

hobbs mentioned black licorice and malt balls a few posts back. The malt stuff is ok. I like black licorice except on the trail it tends to make me thirsty.

Is that normal?

[ki0eh]

I like black licorice except on the trail it tends to make me thirsty.

Is that normal?

Some answers about black licorice and side effects: http://www.thehersheycompany.com/nutrition-and-wellness/confections-101/licorice-and-glycyrrhizic-acid.aspx

[Spokes]

YIKES!!!

Glycyrrhizic acid is definitely the culprit. Who knew it was potentially the cause of headache, sodium and water retention, loss of potassium, high blood pressure, and heart irregularities?

Makes bacon look like a health food....... hehehehehee

[isawtman]

I like butterfingers!!
is there surch a thing as getting the butterfinger
without the chocolate coating so you don't have a mess
on hot days?

[JohnEbner]

I like butterfingers!!
is there surch a thing as getting the butterfinger
without the chocolate coating so you don't have a mess
on hot days?

NECCO makes a couple different candies that are similar to a butterfinger minus the chocolate. They make a Chick O Stick (has tiny coconut flakes on the outside) and also a peanut butter log which has a white candy coating with the brown stripes. A google search will help you out with photos and info.

[mweinstone]

we will now pause from our busy day to give thanks to the candy thread and its sweet suckelings.i beleive in this sour patch world with all its troubles, that when we are given tootsie rolls, we must spin gold nuggets of bubble gum and all other fun. when life tures to licorice , we must paint them candycane. and if dark chocolate clouds form over us we must look to the blue soda skys and hope for a candy coating. for it is the candy coating that keeps the weighty melted chocolet demons melt in our hands. candy on!

[Entropy2012]

Is it bad that half the reason I'm getting excited for this trip is cos I'll be able to stuff my face with all this food? Jolly Ranchers... :D

British candy sucks! :p

[Smile]

WORST: Swedish Fish.
BEST: Way too may to choose from ...... :)

[mweinstone]

dosnt our world need a willy wonka bout now? just sayin.

[RockDoc]

Pearson's nut roll--a substantial candy bar if you like peanuts

ProBar--if you want to include bars

also sharkies; like gummy bears but with electrolytes

[mesha]

Atomic fireballs
gummi coke bottles (hate them at home, but like them on the trail)
dark chocolate
vanilla tootsie rolls
fruit by the foot

[Jack Tarlin]

Although I've become really impressed with the Snickers Almond bar recently, the truth is that the best candy bar in the woods is the same as the best one at home: Heath Bars, end of story.

[Dogwood]

Worst - that often stale Halloween candy corn
2nd worst - cotton candy
3rd worst - Skittles
Best - a premium bar of Swiss, German, or Belgian chocolate. PLEASE, let's not compare Hersheys crap, which is just chocolate flavored sugar, to ANY type of high quality chocolate coming from those countries!

[Tuckahoe]

This week I discovered Trader Joe's PB&J chocolate bar. Raspberry jelly, peanut butter and chocolate. Mmm mmm good!

[Dogwood]

Is it bad that half the reason I'm getting excited for this trip is cos I'll be able to stuff my face with all this food? Jolly Ranchers... :D

British candy sucks! :p

British food sucks!

No, you can't - not without paying the consequences. BIG misconception amongst the American hiking crowd. Just because you expend a great amt of calories on a hike doesn't mean it entitles you to stuff your face with junk food without it having negative affects on you. Sugar, especially those cheap refined sugars, are prolly not what you want to be stuffing your face with on hikes.

[snifur]

WHo carries cotton candy on the trail?

[Ezra]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned those marshmallow circus peanuts! Lol!...those things are nasty.

I enjoy bit-o-honey.

[Guinness Feb 20x5]

A handful of chocolate covered espresso beans and a cup of water will knock out a headache pretty fast. Used this recipes for years since I try to avoid pain meds. They also hold up real well in the heat. Love em but they are sometimes hard to find.

[Just Bill]

Jelly Belly jelly beans, simply the best.They can be hard or chewy your choice.

man- it's like we were separated at birth HB. THE BEST CANDY EVER- Ol man Willy's Candyland trail mix- Two parts Jelly Belly mixture of your choice, one part Skittles (I prefer the new Darkside flavors- they are made from sith lords), one part Runts. You get all the flavors, something gooey, something crunchy.

[Sarcasm the elf]

I think that the Pre-cooked, shelf stable bacon might be a contender for both the best and worst trail candy. :D

[Malto]

Two new favorites
1) mounds, the perfect combination of dark chocolate and coconut.
2) Brookside. Dark chocolate with fruit. Fairly heat resistant and the nectar of the gods.

but I'm a bit biased.

[Just Bill]

Dark Chocolate is not candy- it's part of a healthy diet- try again Malto :cool:

[Different Socks]

Pardon me for saying this but why is Snickers treated like cash on the AT? Personally I can think of a dozen other candy bars I'd rather have.

[atmilkman]

Pardon me for saying this but why is Snickers treated like cash on the AT? Personally I can think of a dozen other candy bars I'd rather have.

Cause it's what Corey Everson likes. She eats one a day.

[Dogwood]

WHo carries cotton candy on the trail?

Hey, cut me some slack. I'm tired. And, my tongue is all red. I've been eating cotton candy. :D

[ChinMusic]

Cow Tails (vanilla)

[HikerMom58]

Cow Tails (vanilla)

I agree... love them!! Would you like a diet coke with that? :p

[ChinMusic]

I agree... love them!! Would you like a diet coke with that? :p
You're the one that got me started on Cow Tails. I've hooked a few others since then. They were one candy that held up well in the heat. Most chocolate stuff just turned to a mess.

Candy covered almonds (Jordan) did well too.

[Kerosene]

Cow Tales: Chewy Caramel with a Cream Center (but no Calcium!)

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Calories 150






Calories from fat 27




% Daily Value 1




Total Fat

3g

5%




Sat. Fat

1g

5%




Trans Fat

0.5g






Cholesterol

0mg

0%




Sodium

55mg

2%




Total Carbs.

30g

10%




Dietary Fiber

0g

0%




Sugars

14g






Protein

2g






Calcium

0mg

[mrgadget921]

sooo soorrrryyyy!;) so eloquently you have spoken for my wife! :rolleyes: keep your chin up and fight the good fight!:D

[HikerMom58]

Cow Tales: Chewy Caramel with a Cream Center (but no Calcium!)

22929





Calories 150



Calories from fat 27


% Daily Value 1


Total Fat
3g
5%


Sat. Fat
1g
5%


Trans Fat
0.5g



Cholesterol
0mg
0%


Sodium
55mg
2%


Total Carbs.
30g
10%


Dietary Fiber
0g
0%


Sugars
14g



Protein
2g



Calcium
0mg




Ha Ha!! Glad you liked them so much, Chin.

Interesting facts, Kerosene!! :)

[Sarcasm the elf]

Cow Tales: Chewy Caramel with a Cream Center (but no Calcium!)

22929





Calories 150



Calories from fat 27


% Daily Value 1


Total Fat
3g
5%


Sat. Fat
1g
5%


Trans Fat
0.5g



Cholesterol
0mg
0%


Sodium
55mg
2%


Total Carbs.
30g
10%


Dietary Fiber
0g
0%


Sugars
14g



Protein
2g



Calcium
0mg




how dare you post nutrition facts on a thread about candy!;):banana

[Different Socks]

Where can I pick up some cow tails?

[tawa]

Jelly Beans or Snickers

[Marta]

Twizzlers, black, of course. Good N Plenties. Black Crows. Black Jelly Bellies.

The best part is that you aren't often asked to share. One time, though, I was in a group of five and we all liked licorice. No wonder we got along well.

[rocketsocks]

Best...Zagut, Mike & Ikes, Twizzlers, jelly belly jelly beans, Payday, Peanut M & M's, Sesame Seed treats, butterscotch suckers
Worst...Marzipan

[Different Socks]

Peanut Butter M&M's, Nutraegous, Milky ways, King size PB cups, PB Twix, Baby Ruth, Fast Break, Pull and peel Twizzlers, Snickers almond and snickers PB, Whoppers, Rollos, caramello, Mr Goodbar, Chunkies.

[HikerMom58]

Where can I pick up some cow tails?

Hey Different Socks.. I don't know?? I know they sell them in VA for sure... lol. Hey- you just might have to come to VA to get you some.

[Spatchka]

Was thinking that Peeps might be a good choice.

- 2 year shelf life

- eat them alone or throw a couple in your morning tea/coffee/hot chocolate

- spell out SOS when lost ( bright colors can be seen for miles...)

- can find them on sale after the big holidays

[ChinMusic]

Where can I pick up some cow tails?
I saw em in almost every store from VA to MA. Not sure if I saw any in VT. I'm resupplying in Hanover tomorrow. I'll look.

[Namtrag]

Was thinking that Peeps might be a good choice.

- 2 year shelf life

- eat them alone or throw a couple in your morning tea/coffee/hot chocolate

- spell out SOS when lost ( bright colors can be seen for miles...)

- can find them on sale after the big holidays

Stale, chewy Peeps are the best!

[ChinMusic]

Stale, chewy Peeps are the best!
At home I buy em at Easter. I slice open the packages. I then "hide" them above the kitchen cabinets. I eat them on the 4th of July.

It's a formula that works.

[slbirdnerd]

Swedish Fish. They don't melt easy, you can chew 'em up or suck on 'em, and hey, they're just fun.

[Tuckahoe]

Where can I pick up some cow tails?

Amazon has everything http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_5?url=search-alias%3Dgrocery&field-keywords=cow+tails&sprefix=cow+t%2Caps%2C289

[Different Socks]

Hey Different Socks.. I don't know?? I know they sell them in VA for sure... lol. Hey- you just might have to come to VA to get you some.

I'll be there, hopefully sooner than later.

[ki0eh]

Cow Tales don't melt but do seem to stale up after a while in storage (as most things do). BJ's Wholesale near me seems to have them fairly often.

[RED-DOG]

The chewy Startburst is the best with jelly beans a close second, Snickers are the worst only because the melt too easy and besides i prefer Milky-ways

[Dutch1976]

Reeses Pieces, Bit o Honey and lately I've been on a sour skittles kick.

[ki0eh]

Reeses Pieces

Another made near the A.T. choice (Stuarts Draft near Waynesboro, VA, as I think earlier observed in the thread the factory can be seen from the A.T.). It's been a long time since I've thought about Bit-O-Honey.

What I really hope for is that Whitey's will open in each Trail town. (I earned my 0 in Davenport.)

[FarmerChef]

Ok. So just about every candy has been covered so far. Here's a couple I don't think anyone's mentioned:

Chupa Chups - Mmm delicious creamy fruit flavored lollipops that blow the tar off a Dum Dum and last waaaay longer. Not always easy to find but so worth it!
Hot Tomales - Just like Mike and Ikes they don't melt unless you're hands are sweaty climbing that big hill your climbing and you hold them in your hand for less than .5 second. That's ok, though. Licking the red deliciousness off your hands also includes fiber from that tree you grabbed to steady yourself and from the earth you put your hand on when you fell. Main benefit: fresher breath! Maybe for 5 minutes but, hey - when you see another hiker coming, just pop a couple in and chew slowly. They'll be greeted with your lovely mixture of cinnamon, sugar and whatever else your Mountain House dinner contained last night.

[bobtomaskovic]

The absolute best is the one I yogi from a dayhiker on a summit

[Marta]

One of the fun things about my AT hike was finding random candies I hadn't seen for decades in little, rural shops--Black Crows, horehound cough drops... I wasn't very far into the hike when I instructed home base to remove all the King-Sized Snickers and other stuff I'd bought at Costco ahead of time from my mail drops so I could forage in the country stores.

[hobbs]

One of the fun things about my AT hike was finding random candies I hadn't seen for decades in little, rural shops--Black Crows, horehound cough drops... I wasn't very far into the hike when I instructed home base to remove all the King-Sized Snickers and other stuff I'd bought at Costco ahead of time from my mail drops so I could forage in the country stores.

Never thought of Candy blazing..That would be cool

[Dutch1976]

(I earned my 0 in Davenport.)


What does 0 mean?

[ki0eh]

Never thought of Candy blazing..That would be cool

There is a side trail north of Duncannon that leads to Hershey, how many of y'uns took that on your thru: http://hstrail.org/

[ki0eh]

What does 0 mean?

It means the FedGov issued me that identifier while living in one of the following states: CO, IA, KS, MN, MI, NE, MO, ND and SD.

[kayak karl]

Good 'N Plenty

[icdaywee]

My poison of choice are peanut M&M's and Snickers! Almond snickers if I can find them..

[RockDoc]

As an ultrarunner also, I recommend the Clif Blocks or similar for warm weather. Soft and gelatinous, but don't use them in cold weather or they will remove your dental work if you have any crowns, etc. Other than that, I'm partial to Pearson's Nut Roll.