My sweet tooth is showing.

Delicious chocolate and honeycomb bar made in OZ.

When I moved to the Southwest in 2000 I lived near a small dusty town
right out of the Old West - "Jacumba" - population: approx. 450.

One small grocery store with hardly anything - except a large box of
Violet Crumbles - fresh ones, too.

The owners were Mexican-Americans, and I never did find out how they
got there, cuz I've never been in another shop in the U.S. where they
were offered for sale.
--
mad

On Jun 4, 11:18*am, Mack A. Damia > wrote:
> My sweet tooth is showing.
>
> Delicious chocolate and honeycomb bar made in OZ.
>
> When I moved to the Southwest in 2000 I lived near a small dusty town
> right out of the Old West - "Jacumba" *- population: approx. 450. *
>
> One small grocery store with hardly anything - except a large box of
> Violet Crumbles - fresh ones, too.
>
> The owners were Mexican-Americans, and I never did find out how they
> got there, cuz I've never been in another shop in the U.S. where they
> were offered for sale.
> --
> mad

i used to sell violet crumbles when i owned the 24/7 store. very good
candy bar. ask the owners if they would oder a box for you, and offer
to pay in advance...that way they'll know you're serious.

In article >,
Mack A. Damia > wrote:

> My sweet tooth is showing.
>
> Delicious chocolate and honeycomb bar made in OZ.
>
> When I moved to the Southwest in 2000 I lived near a small dusty town
> right out of the Old West - "Jacumba" - population: approx. 450.
>
> One small grocery store with hardly anything - except a large box of
> Violet Crumbles - fresh ones, too.
>
> The owners were Mexican-Americans, and I never did find out how they
> got there, cuz I've never been in another shop in the U.S. where they
> were offered for sale.

hm. pretty easy to find in most of the grocery stores I go to in the Bay
area.

Mack A. Damia wrote:
> My sweet tooth is showing.
>
> Delicious chocolate and honeycomb bar made in OZ.
>
> When I moved to the Southwest in 2000 I lived near a small dusty town
> right out of the Old West - "Jacumba" - population: approx. 450.
>
> One small grocery store with hardly anything - except a large box of
> Violet Crumbles - fresh ones, too.
>
> The owners were Mexican-Americans, and I never did find out how they
> got there, cuz I've never been in another shop in the U.S. where they
> were offered for sale.

They're easy to find here (the San Francisco Bay Area) but when I lived
a few miles from Jacumba, I'd never heard of them.

Serene

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On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:16:54 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>Mack A. Damia wrote:
>> My sweet tooth is showing.
>>
>> Delicious chocolate and honeycomb bar made in OZ.
>>
>> When I moved to the Southwest in 2000 I lived near a small dusty town
>> right out of the Old West - "Jacumba" - population: approx. 450.
>>
>> One small grocery store with hardly anything - except a large box of
>> Violet Crumbles - fresh ones, too.
>>
>> The owners were Mexican-Americans, and I never did find out how they
>> got there, cuz I've never been in another shop in the U.S. where they
>> were offered for sale.
>
>They're easy to find here (the San Francisco Bay Area) but when I lived
>a few miles from Jacumba, I'd never heard of them.
>
>Serene

Near Boulevard? I love the topography of the Anza Borrego High
Desert; it's gorgeous.

I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived there
for the better part of fifty years.

I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by Mars, I
think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.
--
mad

On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:09:15 -0700, Tamzen Cannoy >
wrote:

> hm. pretty easy to find in most of the grocery stores I go to in the Bay
> area.

I had to read that twice because the first time I saw "eBay area"

Matthew

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Mack A. Damia > wrote in
:


>
> I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived there
> for the better part of fifty years.
>
> I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by Mars, I
> think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.

Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though, not
Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a Violet
Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow honeycomb. The
Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better word,
honeycomb.

My favourite is the Violet Crumble - "it's the way it shatters that
matters" - but I won't say no to a Crunchie.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Core of my heart, my country! Land of the rainbow gold,
For flood and fire and famine she pays us back threefold.
My Country, Dorothea MacKellar, 1904

Rhonda Anderson wrote:
> Mack A. Damia > wrote in
> :
>
>
>>
>> I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived
>> there
>> for the better part of fifty years.
>>
>> I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by
>> Mars,
>> I think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.
>
> Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though,
> not
> Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a
> Violet
> Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow
> honeycomb.
> The Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better
> word, honeycomb.
>
> My favourite is the Violet Crumble - "it's the way it shatters that
> matters" - but I won't say no to a Crunchie.

One of my favourites as a kid was Cadbury's "Aero" bar. That had a
honeycomb-type filling, too.

On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:03:54 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
> wrote:

>Mack A. Damia > wrote in
:
>
>
>>
>> I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived there
>> for the better part of fifty years.
>>
>> I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by Mars, I
>> think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.
>
>Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though, not
>Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a Violet
>Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow honeycomb. The
>Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better word,
>honeycomb.
>
>My favourite is the Violet Crumble - "it's the way it shatters that
>matters" - but I won't say no to a Crunchie.

Yes! A Crunchie!

I just had a couple last February when my family returned from a trip
to England. I forgot the name, though.

I love either with a glass of cold milk.
--
mad

On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:17:27 -0400, "Dora" > wrote:

>Rhonda Anderson wrote:
>> Mack A. Damia > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived
>>> there
>>> for the better part of fifty years.
>>>
>>> I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by
>>> Mars,
>>> I think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.
>>
>> Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though,
>> not
>> Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a
>> Violet
>> Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow
>> honeycomb.
>> The Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better
>> word, honeycomb.
>>
>> My favourite is the Violet Crumble - "it's the way it shatters that
>> matters" - but I won't say no to a Crunchie.
>
>One of my favourites as a kid was Cadbury's "Aero" bar. That had a
>honeycomb-type filling, too.

I've seen them for sale but can't recall having one. I'll keep my
eyes open!
--
mad

"Dora" > wrote in on Jun Fri
2009 am

> One of my favourites as a kid was Cadbury's "Aero" bar. That had a
> honeycomb-type filling, too.
>

Aero bar is solid chocolate...the chocolate does have 'bubbles' of air (kinda like froth or foam). That,
I think is different than a honeycomb type center similar to a Crunchie bar. I have enjoyed aero bars
but don't think much of a crunchie...just not my cup of tea.

--

The beet goes on -Alan

On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:03:54 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
> wrote:

>
>Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though, not
>Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a Violet
>Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow honeycomb. The
>Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better word,
>honeycomb.

I just had my first Cadbury Crunchie yesterday. I picked it up at an
Indian grocery store. That was the first honeycomb candy I have ever
had. What a treat -- very interesting flavor and texture.

Tara

hahabogus wrote:
> "Dora" > wrote in
> on Jun Fri 2009 am
>
>> One of my favourites as a kid was Cadbury's "Aero" bar. That had a
>> honeycomb-type filling, too.
>>
>
> Aero bar is solid chocolate...the chocolate does have 'bubbles' of
> air (kinda like froth or foam). That, I think is different than a
> honeycomb type center similar to a Crunchie bar. I have enjoyed aero
> bars but don't think much of a crunchie...just not my cup of tea.

You're right - memory plays tricks after a while (a long while.
:-( )

On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:57:11 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

>On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:03:54 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though, not
>>Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a Violet
>>Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow honeycomb. The
>>Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better word,
>>honeycomb.
>
>I just had my first Cadbury Crunchie yesterday. I picked it up at an
>Indian grocery store. That was the first honeycomb candy I have ever
>had. What a treat -- very interesting flavor and texture.
>
>Tara

I'll never figure out why such a delicious chocolate bar wasn't copied
by any of the American chocolate manufacturers, most of whom are now
owned by Hershey.

Of all the candy bars made in the U.S.A, I don't think anything came
close to the honeycomb center - dry or moist.

Hershey's are even licensed to make Cadbury's chocolate in the U.S.
these days as well as many other well-known brand names.

Most British think that Hershey's chocolate is pants, anyway, and they
will notice a difference in U.S. made Cadbury's, but it's ALL good.

Viva la difference!
--
mad

In article >,
"Dora" > wrote:

> Rhonda Anderson wrote:
> > Mack A. Damia > wrote in
> > :
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived
> >> there
> >> for the better part of fifty years.
> >>
> >> I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by
> >> Mars,
> >> I think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.
> >
> > Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though,
> > not
> > Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a
> > Violet
> > Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow
> > honeycomb.
> > The Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better
> > word, honeycomb.
> >
> > My favourite is the Violet Crumble - "it's the way it shatters that
> > matters" - but I won't say no to a Crunchie.
>
> One of my favourites as a kid was Cadbury's "Aero" bar. That had a
> honeycomb-type filling, too.

No, it just has bubbles in the chocolate.

Miche

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Miche wrote:
> In article >,
> "Dora" > wrote:
>
>> Rhonda Anderson wrote:
>>> Mack A. Damia > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I never found VCs on the East Coast including NYC, and I lived
>>>> there
>>>> for the better part of fifty years.
>>>>
>>>> I found them in the UK, along with a similar candy bar made by
>>>> Mars,
>>>> I think. Chocolate with a crunchy honeycomb center.
>>>
>>> Could the other one have been a Crunchie? Made by Cadbury, though,
>>> not
>>> Mars. Crunchies have a bit of a different textured centre to a
>>> Violet
>>> Crumble. The Violet Crumble is a very hard, snappy, yellow
>>> honeycomb.
>>> The Crunchie has a darker coloured, "moister" for want of a better
>>> word, honeycomb.
>>>
>>> My favourite is the Violet Crumble - "it's the way it shatters
>>> that
>>> matters" - but I won't say no to a Crunchie.
>>
>> One of my favourites as a kid was Cadbury's "Aero" bar. That had a
>> honeycomb-type filling, too.
>
> No, it just has bubbles in the chocolate.
>
> Miche

So I now remember, since Alan reminded me. The funny thing is that
it's not made by Cadbury after all, but Nestlé, who describes it as
"honeycomb"! <G> Loved that bar.

Dora