On 9/4/2012 10:23 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> All over Italy there were street venders that sold packages of liquor
> filled hard candies, maybe six types of real booze (not diluted),
> could get a buzz on eating them. I don't know if they still sell
> them... they looked like a package of "Charms" hard candy, each
> individually wrapped and packaged in a stack exactly like Charms, only
> these were potent. The trick was to suck on them until the booze
> seeped out but I used to bite them and spit out the candy. They were
> only a few Lira each. I bought up lots and brought them back to the
> US for gifts. I've never seen anything like them in the US.


Not hard candy, but if you are ever in Las Vegas, go to Ethyl M's
Chocolate Factory. Buy these:

http://www.ethelm.com/shop/ProductDe...category_Id=48

Thank me later.

George L