There it is surfacing right in front of you, the real passion in my life – chocolate. And don’t think I’m writing this now because I’ve been sick all week and the Vespa has stood alone in the garage for the past few days and I don’t have anything better to write about. Or that I am so bored by being sick and not able to ride that I’m just out of my mind. That’s merely coincidence. Hale and hearty and riding hundreds of miles a day I would not let this event pass unnoticed or fail to share with you the arrival of the Harbor Candy Shop holiday catalog. Just looking at it I want chocolate so bad now that I am almost willing to drag my sick and sorry body into the truck and driving to the grocery store to have some woefully inadequate chocolate in hopes of quieting the hunger within. And Harbor Candy bears great responsibility for this desire.
You need a little background to make sense of this story. Add I should preface these comments to let you know this is an unsolicited and unpaid endorsement. Kim and I usually travel to Maine in the late fall and again in early spring to spend a week or so relaxing on the Atlantic coast, walking the beaches, climbing the rocky shoreline, and dissolving away any tether or link to our life in central Pennsylvania. We always stay at the Beachmere Inn (a real gem too) in Ogunquit and visit the Harbor Candy Shop everyday. Did I say everyday? Yes, it’s true. And around the holiday’s I buy candy from their online store or over the phone. A pound for a friend, a pound for me. One year I bought pounds and pounds of candy for gifts. The box was so big that it seemed like 25 pounds though it was probably more like nine. I have sampled chocolate from all over the world and Harbor Candy is as good as any I have tasted. But wait, there’s more.
Their sandwich pralines are simply the best chocolate candy anywhere at any price. I have seen other companies try their hand at these but no one, and I mean no one comes close to the rich, smooth flavor of these cubic delights. I can barely stand it knowing that 600 miles separates me from one of these right now.
If you like chocolate, do yourself a big favor and order a pound of the sandwich pralines. Sure, they have a lot of other candies and they are fantastic too, but the sandwich pralines are in a class by themselves. Just look at that image of the chocolate. Go to their Web site, buy, eat. If that store was closer it would be a riding destination.
Here is the direct link to sandwich pralines.
It doesn’t get any better in the chocolate world than this.
Hell, it doesn’t get any better in life!
Steve,
You and I have more than scooters in common. I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate. I don’t eat that awful brown stuff they CALL chocolate. You know, artificial vanilla flavoring and high-fructose corn syrup in the ingredients. I like the good stuff. Most of what I have been buying lately is Newman’s Own, Ghirardelli’s, and Rainforest Chocolate. I will have to look into the stuff you speak of.
John
http://www.lammes.com/shop_detail.php?candy=&web_item_id=88
Lammes Candy makes Texas Chewy Pralines from a 109 year old recipe.
Darn good.
Waitaminnit, did you mistakenly say “truck” instead of “scooter”?
If something’s worth doing, it’s worth going all the way. 😉
Here’s to better health and unhealthy food(when we’re talking about 25 pounds worth).
What is it about the chocolate thing that is so powerful? That photo looks pretty darn compelling. If the shop were close would be reading a post about a firmer rear suspension set up?
combatscoot: I’ve gotten more selective in my chocolate consumption but I can still fall off the wagon and down a Hershey Bar or Dove Bar. There is a lot more good quality candy bars imported from Europe that is easy to get. One of my inexpensive favorites is the SPORT Alpenmilch bar.
Let me know if you sample the sandwich pralines. They are pretty good.
tinker: thanks for the link. will have to give the Texas Chewys a try even though they are not straight chocolate.
lucky: Yes, I said truck. I was that ill. I would not have been able to ride in the state I was. It was sad and pathetic. Chococlate is good for you. I read about the positive benefits all the time. Not like pizza!
irondad: If that shop was nearby I would need a bigger scooter to haul my bigger ass around.
I’ve read the same thing (chocolate good), and believe it.
However, 25 pounds of ANYTHING, even 98% fiber laced with multivitamins (or, say, pizza), is unhealthy.
I hope you’re feeling better! I’ve had to ride when sick (nothing like coming down with something in the middle of the day at work), and it’s not something I would ever do if I could avoid it.