The Cos had a funny skit – really I think all his skits are funny – about Mothers Day and Fathers Day. He said that mothers had it best because they would get roses, perfume, candy and other such niceties while fathers would get a new pair of work gloves. Too true. Too true. Dad gets the short end of the stick from time to time so this Sunday when you hand Dad his gift, include some of his favorite candy along with the wool socks and lighter fluid. He is a man who appreciates more than just the utilitarian side of life, so let’s celebrate the side of him that likes the finer aspects.
My Dad likes chewy, gummy candy, like mint leaves, orange slices and jelly beans. Heck – he might even like the Jelly Belly motorcycle, if it came with some of their candies! I think I will include some treats with the gift I send him. He is hard to buy for, as I suspect many fathers are, but at least I know he will eat the candy and other foods I send him, bundled with a gift card to his local book store. He devours books about as fast as he devours candy, so it’s a good pairing. Let’s face it – as gifts go, food is a classic gift, and candy is the icing at the top of the cake of the food of life.
I haven’t used that many prepositions in one sentence for quite a long time. My work here is done.
What are you giving your father for Fathers Day? What kind of candy does your Dad like?
Life is like a box of chocolates by Mykl Roventine.
2:27 pm on June 10th, 2009
My dad, like most dads out there, loves Snickers because it has so much going on (chocolate! nougat! caramel! peanuts!) and it’s filling. BUT, he’s really a sucker for the classic Hershey bar.
3:40 pm on June 10th, 2009
I discovered, much to my shock, that I did not know my father’s favorite candy. It’s my mom and I who have long conversations about chocolate. So I asked and learned it’s any chocolate with nuts, from Hershey Almond Bars to World’s Finest Bars with almonds to pecan, peanut, hazelnut and almond filled boxed chocolates. He likes Peanut M&Ms but not the plain. And some days the Spangler peanut and cream enrobed chocolate pieces are the “piece de resistance” at the end of a meal.
4:04 pm on June 15th, 2009
Here at Wolfgang Candy we decided to poll our tourists, specifically the “Dads”, to find out what their favorite Wolfgang Candy is. Look for poll result at the end of the week.
4:55 pm on June 15th, 2009
Thanks, Ivy. I look forward to that!
10:42 pm on June 17th, 2009
No Old Spice! If I could only take back all the really bad gifts I gave my parents as a child!
9:06 am on June 19th, 2009
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9:14 am on June 24th, 2009
Ok everyone the polls are in here at Wolfgang Candy Company. During the week of June 15-19 we had 1000 tourist visit our Das Sweeten Haus candy store and take our factory tour. Out of those numbers 2% of the visitors took our survey on what their fathers favorite Wolfgang Candy is. The winner by a landslide is our Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Treats. Our SkipJacks which are creamy chocolate covered oyster crackers and our Jungle Jacks which are creamy chocolate covered animal crackers, tied for second place while our Dark Chocolate Coconut Drops took third. Looks like Fathers really do like Candy too.