Candyfreak
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Candyfreak : A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America is a non-fiction book written by Steve Almond
. It is about a trip that he took in which he searched for candy bars made by small companies. He traveled to factories across the country. It was widely reviewed. It was featured as a "Staff Pick" at Powells.com.
Candies featured in his book include:
Steve Almond
Steve Almond is an American short story writer and essayist. He is the author of eight books.-Life:He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He spent seven years as a newspaper reporter,...
. It is about a trip that he took in which he searched for candy bars made by small companies. He traveled to factories across the country. It was widely reviewed. It was featured as a "Staff Pick" at Powells.com.
Candies featured in his book include:
- Clark BarClark BarThe Clark Bar is a milk chocolate peanut butter bar that is similar to a Butterfinger. It is manufactured by the New England Confectionery Company ....
- CaravelleCaravelleCaravelle may be a reference to:* Caravelle, the French marketing name for the typeface Folio* Sud Aviation Caravelle, the short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by Sud Aviation...
- Marathon bar
- Haviland Thin MintsHaviland Thin MintsHaviland Thin Mints are a chocolate-covered mint candy produced by the Haviland division of Necco. The candy is a mint filling covered in dark chocolate, similar to the York Peppermint Pattie but smaller and thinner....
- Five Star Bars
- Peanut ChewsPeanut ChewsLong familiar to residents of the Philadelphia area and neighboring Mid-Atlantic states, Peanut Chews are a family of US candy products manufactured by Just Born. They consist of peanuts and molasses covered in chocolate, and are available in original dark chocolate flavor and milk chocolate...
- GooGoo ClusterGooGoo ClusterThe GooGoo Cluster is an American candy bar sold since 1899 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was developed by Howell Campbell and the Standard Candy Company. The disk-shaped candy bar contains marshmallow, caramel and roasted peanuts covered in milk chocolate...
- Twin BingTwin BingThe Twin Bing is a candy bar made by the Palmer Candy Company of Sioux City, Iowa. It consists of two round, chewy, cherry-flavored nougats coated with a mixture of chopped peanuts and chocolate....
- ValomilkValomilkOriginating in 1931, a Valomilk is a creamy flowing marshmallow filled milk chocolate cup manufactured by the Russell Sifers Candy Company in Merriam, Kansas. The fifth generation of the Sifers family still uses the original family recipe along with much of the original equipment...
- Idaho SpudIdaho SpudThe Idaho Spud is a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company. It has been produced since 1918 and is distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States...
- Big HunkBig HunkBig Hunk is a candy bar made by Annabelle Candy Company. It is a bar of roasted peanuts covered in honey sweetened nougat. It was featured in Steve Almond’s book, Candyfreak, as being one of the only successful candies made by a small company. Big Hunk was acquired by Annabelle Candy Company when...