"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
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> Michael Odom wrote:
> >
> > A Chinese neighbor asked if he could pick up pecans in my front yard
> > back in the fall. He's from Taiwan and wanted to take some back to
> > his family for the holidays. I said sure. There were plenty for all
> > of us.
> >
> > A couple of days ago, he brough over some candies his wife had made,
> > explaining that she was just back from the old country and wanted to
> > share some goodies with us. I believe it was a thank-you gift in
> > return for the pecans. His English is pretty weak and I have no
> > Chinese at all. Communication was less than perfect, but as far as I
> > can tell, he called the candies "male toes." The were like slightly
> > chewy peanut nougut sticks.
> >
> > Male toes?
>
> Very confused version of lady fingers. ;^)
>
Maybe he said they were a regional version of Mentos