Janet Bostwick wrote:
> I can't remember the name of what I'm looking for, but I think it was
> popularized in the min-80's right after Mississippi Mud. I don't remember
> if it was a cake or a gooey bar. The important part is that it had a layer
> of melted caramel or caramel incorporated somehow. The sweet also is mostly
> chocolate. Does anyone know what I'm talking about.
>
> All I can think of is Mississippi Mud and reading the recipes in
> Recipesource, I can see that isn't what I want.
>
> I'm basically interested in some kind of bar with chocolate and caramel.
> Help???
> Janet

Could it be some play on the "turtle" combination of chocolate and
caramel? Turtle cake? Turtle pie?
Sounds far too sweet for my tastes so I'm not sure if I've ever had
anything along that line but if you do a search on "turtle" perhaps it
will be fruitful for you?