02/10/2010 12:00 am

Culture

Candice Bergen on the Best Chocolates ... Near and Far

Candice Bergen
Puhleeze. Maison de Chocolat makes dark-chocolate-covered orange rinds that I put in the freezer and can-we-talk!! Also — and Marlo knows this — Edelweiss in Beverly Hills makes dark-chocolate-covered pretzels and marshmallows that whenever I’m in town I pop in and eat walking back to my car. Also, nonpareils. Thick, rich, hot chocolate rings my bell. And After Eight chocolate-covered mints. In the fridge. Temperature is key here. And texture. Paper-thin chocolate wafers. Also cold. But let me just contribute this for those of you skinny women out there who love chocolate. Jell-o just came out with a 60-calorie double-chocolate pudding that is simply thrilling. Thank me later.

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Joan Larsen

Candice . . I thought I was the only one who still — after all these years - - has those extraordinary After Eight thin flat mints in their individual packages (and doesn’t that add to it all) as my favorites also.  Another from the long distant past that I don’t run across as I did in my early years is good chocolate fudge.  Heaven.  And speaking of that, remember chocolate fudge cakes?  And bakeries themselves with creations so special …  In the old days — can you imagine saying that? — do you remember our mothers having ice cream for our birthday parties made in molds of all sorts and having them delivered packed in dry  ice??  I don’t think anyone knows what dry ice is any more!!

I think I need an After Eight right now … I deserve it!

By Joan Larsen on 02/10/2010 3:34 am
jeannbrick
mmm,thank you NOW
By jeannbrick on 02/10/2010 8:02 am
JakiKennedy
The Jell-O thingys are awesome! Have some in my frige right now!
By JakiKennedy on 02/10/2010 10:28 am
BethCornell
I love M&Ms, Hersheys plain, I will eat Dove, Cadbury but not with nuts or jellys, I like the nugget type or mint chocolates. Read what I said at Liz Smith’s answer to this. :)
By BethCornell on 02/10/2010 11:30 am
ChristinaMalmoe
Mmmm, After Eight… Delicious. Only one  s-l-i-g-h-t  problem though - you run out of them much to quickly!!
By ChristinaMalmoe on 02/10/2010 1:59 pm
marilyndaniti
Just love dark chocolate covered marshmallows and pretzels ~~ thanks for reminding me.  Hope I get some for Valentine’s day.
By marilyndaniti on 02/10/2010 10:56 pm
BarbaraCristiano

  I’ve discovered Stoneyfield After Dark Chocolate frozen yogurt - it’s delicious and keeps me from falling off the wagon too badly.  Otherwise, I’d be hitting the Perugina, or Lindt or, even worse, going to Alice’s Teacup in the West 70’s for their hot chocolate. 

I must confess there was one candy bar that was irresistible from my youth - I’d kill for it again — Lofts parleys.  But they’re gone, so I’ll head to the corner market to try out the new Jello!  Thanks everyone! 

By BarbaraCristiano on 02/11/2010 8:05 am
CarolHarrison2
I have to consider the quality of the chocolate I eat, so….I eat Lindt chocolate, the chocolate from Switzerland I believe that now has 96% cacao content and comes in a much smaller square with 0 cholesterol. I’ve had probs with cholesterol in the past.  It also has some chemical called FLAVINOLS and that has some beneficial qualities in it. Plus, I’m a celiac now so again, have to be careful what I eat. 
By CarolHarrison2 on 02/14/2010 10:47 pm