I remember those, a different type of candy, I'll pick some up when I go to the States.

I realize these have been back for a while but
I'm just now able to find them readily...
Another oldie :

OOOh, what are those, forboystoo?

Are they better than Hershey's Whoppers?

Has anyone tried the Milky Way Simply Caramel bar?

I love Whoppers-mother always had those around. I will now be searching for that Simply Caramel bar-sounds simply wonderful! :)

Flicks were my go to candy at the movies when I was young. I love their packaging.

Are the Brach's in a pouch or a box? (So I'll be able to spot them faster on the shelf!)

I've had the Whoppers all my life.
Will someone pls tell me why there's always a couple of "duds" in the box? Just "flat" inside -- what causes that?

(The "mouth feel" when that happens is like when I sense a small fishbone after putting the fork in my mouth. Ickkk!)

I found a Milky Way Simply Caramel bar yesterday - it's divine!

A friend of mine always buys me a box of Whoppers for my birthday - I only like the dud ones!

FLIX! A blast from the past! Loved the tube with the funny opening.

I don't think I've ever had Brach's, just Whoppers. The way I eat them drives DH nuts, I crack them in half then suck out the insides. I also like the duds, but you can't do that trick with them.

WHAT?! Whoppers over Brach's??? How?? Brach's are milk chocolate! IMHO, they are far superior! LOL

They are in a smallish bag on a hook. The chocolate covered peanuts are back, and the peanut clusters...

Could it be that I'm in a "twilight zone" of candy?? I've never heard of some of those others mentioned! ;P

Pammyfay
There are whole discussions threads on the "chewy" whopper ..

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.google.com/search?q=chewy+whopper&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

What about Bridge Mix? SO happy to see it back in stores. My college roomie taught me the wonders of Bridge Mix and I am passing that love on to the next generation! My DD loves a bag of Brach's as a treat.

please check to see where they are made...I don't like to buy if they are made in Mexico or China. As Allison0704 stated, buy Cracker Barrell's milk balls they are made in GA!

Does Cracker Barrel still discriminate against gays and blacks?

Why not just Google instead of trying to disrupt?

"Since the early 2000s, Cracker Barrel has provided training and resources to minority employees, to improve its image on diversity. These efforts involved beginning outreach to minority employees, along with testing a training plan to help employees whose first language is Spanish to learn English.[49] As of 2002, minorities made up 23 percent of the company's employees, including over 11 percent of its management and executives.[50] Cracker Barrel is on the Corporate Advisory Board for the Texas Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),[70] and is a corporate sponsor of the NAACP Leadership 500 Summit, where three of its officials were moderators and panelists in May 2011.[71] The company has been praised for its gender diversity, particularly on its board of directors, which includes three women out of eleven total board members.[72] Its chief executive officer, Sandra Cochran, is the second woman in Tennessee to hold that office in a publicly traded company, as of August 2011.[72]"

Here is a link that might be useful: source

My mom used to buy bridge mix- we kids didn't like it. We did love Brach's chocolate stars though!
And I used to love heath bars and peanut m&m's. Hmmm, I wonder why we got so many cavities...

Allison, thanks for the link. Looks like they've made advances in human rights equality, but still have room for improvement.

Cracker Barrel achieved the lowest score (15 out of 100) of all rated food and beverage companies in the Human Rights Campaign's 2008 Corporate Equality Index, a measure of gay and lesbian workplace equality.[57] Their score for 2011 had improved to a 55. The 2011 survey noted that the firm had established a non-discrimination policy and had introduced diversity training that included training related to sexual orientation.

So don't go to Cracker Barrel, Natal. You don't have to make an issue out of an innocent thread.
You are trying to raise a commotion.

Don't like their food or the way they've treated employees and customers in the past although it is nice to see they're trying to rectify that.

We gals take our chocolate VERY SERIOUSLY - good research is important! Please let us enjoy this....I am very passionate about my chocolate.

Love those big Hershey bars from Cracker Barrell....they are so fresh! Allison, thanks for the heads-up on the malted milk balls.

I have found it a major bummer recently whenever I buy my childhood favorite candies, all I can taste is the sugar and this has been true for Butterfinger, Whoppers, peanut butter cups, Almond Joy, Hot Tamales, etc, etc, etc. I love candy, too! So depressing.

I will say though, when DH brings home Trader Joe's dark chocolate pistachio toffee, I am in heaven (and I am absolutely not sharing!). I never thought I would see the day when I would be so sensitive to the taste of sugar.

I found a Brach's coupon!!! WOW!!! I can't believe how excited I am...I think I was waaaaaay more stressed out than I wanted to admit to myself.

Pondering a trip to Cracker Barrel and setting up a blind taste test! :D

Oh, there is no comparison! The GA MMB are bigger. The chocolate is thick. Geez, now I want some....

For all you malted milk ball fans ...

Here is a link that might be useful: Malted Milk Ice Cream Cake

I grew up eating the British version called Maltesers, so the US versions always taste strange and not quite right! Most of the sweets/candies I ate as a child taste much more sweet/sugary than I remember them.

Which stores are you finding stock the Brach's Malted Milk Balls? I saw some of the Brach's line at a grocery near me, but not the malted milk balls -- and I don't see those listed on their Web site (tho the peanut one, peanut butter balls, bridge mix, some other varieties are).

Bridge mix...have you tried See's? Yum.

Natal, thanks for the info on Cracker Barrel...although I've never been there (don't think they are in the PNW) I like to know what kind of companies I am supporting with my money. I think I've bought their cheese in the past. So much candy is now being manufactured in Mexico...so I've turned to buying things I know are made in USA. I don't consider it trying to stir a controversy to have/share this kind of info. I like making informed choices and love reading all opinions on these forums.

Olychick: Are you referring to the Cracker Barrel cheese you can get in grocery stores? The ones in the shiny-wrapped rectangular logs?

That product is made by Kraft, and it has no affiliation with the Cracker Barrel restaurants.

Yes, I was...guess Cracker Barrel isn't around here and just assumed the brand was related. I looked on their website and the closest is MT or ID, none in WA or OR. Thanks for the info..I try not to buy Kraft either!

my grocery carries the other flavors in the small bags, but not the malted milk balls...the only place i've found them so far is Walmart!

i might need to start a support group or something b/c i am seriously pigging out on these things...must.get.under.control.before.it's.too.late!

and...you have me thinking about favorites that are usa made...i'm starting another thread

ARRGH!
WAL-MART!
I was just in the shopping center that has Target and Wal-Mart and was just too tired to stop in Wal-Mart, too.
I settled for Whoppers.
Next week, maybe ...