Review: Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels & The Nosh Show, Episode 12! (And My Sports Rollercoaster of Emotions)
Junk Food Nation, let’s talk about why sometimes sports causes me ulcers. I’m talking about the Peyton Manning dumping 7 TDs on the Ravens, throwing two TDs to Demaryius Thomas (good!) I’m talking watching Mo blow a save with one out to go, and then Jeter has a ball go off his wrist during a downward spiral of a game (bad). I’m talking New Orleans getting a huge interception to end the game (good!) I’m talking the Yankees becoming the 2nd team in history to lose three straight games when they have scored 8+ runs in those games (ugh). I’m talking watching my fantasy team dominate all Sunday long (I LOVE YOU COLIN KAEPERNICK) (good!). I’m talking watching Tampa Bay just SH*T AWAY THE GAME to already eliminate me from my survival pool (MY GOD). I’m talking watching the Yanks FINALLY get a walkoff win against Boston (BOUT TIME). I’m talking watching the Bills ALMOST beat the Patriots….again, it’s ALWAYS almost…but being very happy about how the D and QB looked (Good? Bad? I can’t tell anymore). Then watching Eli Manning give the ball away (HA) while Dallas won (eff). And then waking up this morning to a ONE POINT VICTORY in one of my fantasy baseball leagues (great googly moogly). It’s enough to make you…WAIT THERE ARE TWO MORE NFL GAMES ON TONIGHT??? Someone get me an Alka Seltzer.
But really, I digress. Let’s get to the important stuff, shall we? THE NOSH SHOW EPISODE 12 IS OUT:
The Nosh Show Episode 12
This week, “In this episode, we discuss the upcoming McDonald’s Mighty Wings and Pumpkin Spice Latte, Campbell’s Soup K-Cups, favorite fall-flavored products, deep fried soup, Monster cereals, and much more.”
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Today’s junk food: Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels!
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels: The Money Shot
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels! Because of course they are. It’s pretzels! It’s candy corn! IT’S BOTH! And pumpkin shaped, to boot? You knew I had to explore these. Herr’s you are CRAZY.
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels: SPRINKLES!!!!!
See, the problem i have with these Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels is what exactly is white chocolaty candy corn flavored coating? Sounds devious. Plus, is CHOCOLATY a real word? It sounds made up, like Bit.ly or when I write “chocolate-y.”
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels: Coating…SUGAR!
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels’ ingredient numero uno: SUGAR. HURRAY! Number two: Partially hydrogenated palm oil. Well, at least we don’t have to wonder whether these are healthy!
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels: The Second Money Shot
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels came in a 12 pack, and this is the mini pack. I guess you’re supposed to give these out for Halloween. I am not sure…is this the type of goody that trick-or-treaters will LOVE or HATE?
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels: I GUESS those are pumpkin shaped…
Do these Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels look pumpkin shaped to you? They sort of look like a warped circle with a little nub on top. Where’s the jack-o-lantern pretzel, Herr’s??? No creativity at all, sometimes 😛
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels: Cross section of the pretzel
Herr’s Pumpkin Shaped Candy Corn Flavor-Coated Pretzels were both, I have to say, good and bad. THE GOOD: The light pretzel was nice and crunchy. The tiny shape (pumpkin, I guess), was small enough to fit into my mouth in one bite. The coating was sweet like a buttery white chocolate, and the salt from the pretzel gave it a VERY nice savory sweet taste. THE BAD: I really can’t say that these tasted like candy corn. I know that white chocolate and vanilla and candy corn can be kind of amorphous when added all together, and that’s really what I got here.
But that’s really the only negative – these didn’t blow me away with any candy corn over-the-top flavor. Overall, I liked these. I thought they tasted sort of like the Rold Gold Peppermint Dipped Snowflake Pretzels – not peppermint, of course, but had that great white chocolate and salty pretzel interplay.
Not bad, Herr’s. Good on ya. I said “Would Not Eat Again” in my tags below, only because it’s not my favorite thing in the world, but if you’re a salty sweet pretzel fan – you’ll like these.
PURCHASED AT: Target
COST: $5.00 for the whole pack
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Sincerely,
Junk Food Guy
Discuss - 9 Comments
@junkfoodguy: Good God, you’re not kidding with the roller-coaster of emotions. Yankees finally get away with a win tonight, and are somehow magically still in it. If they make the World Series I vote we figure out a way to go. You down? Haha.
As for football, oh the treacherousness of Fantasy Football. I had to actively root AGAINST the Giants on Sunday night despite being a fan, cause the opposition had David Wilson, and I was down by a few points with none of my players remaining. Got lucky as hell- Wilson spit the bit so badly that I actually ended up winning! It was insane!! Unfortunately the Giants didn’t fare as well.
Speaking of football, I think I told you this, but I snagged CJ Spiller as my starting RB in your honor. Send me your roster?? I’m pretty sure you still know my e-mail; if not I can resend you a message from it. With baseball heating up down the stretch and the NFL getting amped up, we NEED a more reliable, faster way to communicate in addition to these blog comments.
Talk to you soon!
-John C.
@John C: BIG WIN LAST NIGHT. Nervewracking, seeing Mo pitch sometimes.
Jeter out – ugh.
I’m telling you, man – I communicate on Twitter pretty quickly 😉 Honestly (and people unfortunately can tell you), my junkfoodguy email is the LAST place I ever go to to respond…. so, comments or Twitter is my best bet
@junkfoodguy: You’re not kidding! That was a huge win. Jeter out for the year pretty much brought tears to my eyes.
After building up all sorts of hope and optimism during the series against the O’s, the Yanks are quickly pissing it away against the Red Sox. On the plus side…..yea I got nothin’ haha.
Actually, being a huge fan of baseball in general I am kinda psyched that the Pirates and Dodgers look like pretty solid picks heading into the post-season. Been a fan of the Pirates ever since they snagged Burnett. And Dodgers turn-around has been incredible.
By the way, did you catch the Giants game last weekend? Wow did that suck. Their running back actually WON me the matchup in my fantasy league by costing the other owner points haha. It was hilarious.
Talk to you soon!
John C.
@John C: God, this recent run of FOUR Yankee losses has me on mega tilt. I mean, THe SOx sweep hurt a lot. A LOT. ANd now you blow a great Pettitte start with no effing offense??? WTF.
I, like you, am a huge fan of baseball too, and will be excited for the postseason no matter what. At the very least, I get to root against all the teams I don’t want to win. Unless the Nats locally or the Yanks pull off some miracle, I will likely root for the small market teams – A’s and Pirates.
I did see the GIants-Cowboys game, and only recently followed the Giants – Broncos game via cellphone updates. THe Giants are in trouble unless they can get some ground game going. David Wilson has no competition but is so tentative now. BRING AHMAD BRADSHAW BACK. Wait, no…
On the upside, My Bills had a semi-lucky win over Carolina. I like EJ Manuel – at least he’s a Bills QB that isn’t making mistakes.
Let’s hope the Yanks can take care of business against the Jays these next two days…we gotta get SOMETHING rolling. TB has a tough schedule – NOW is the time to accrue wins!
@junkfoodguy
Ugh, I’m definitely right there with you. It’s been an awful last few days for the Yankees. I mean seriously? They go all-out, beat up on he Orioles, provide a glimmer of hope….and now they look like dead men walking. Only they aren’t even WALKING- they’re striking or grounding out instead! Absolutely ridiculous, yet totally understandable given their return to their identity as the All-Injured All-Stars.
I couldn’t make it through the end of the game on Sunday; it was just too painful. I also couldn’t figure out which was worse- watching the Yanks get murdered, or having to listen to John Kruk blather on like an idiot pretending he could offer some sort of insight or useful opinion.
Have to give Pettitte credit tonight for giving it his all even as his team seems to be fading away. As unfortunate as it is, I think the Yankees had managed to make a miracle run that very well would have been successful, right up until the injury bug hit again. I have a feeling the Gardner injury is ultimately going to doom them, while the bumps and bruises to the other players, as well as the sudden implosion of the bullpen certainly won’t help either. But it’s that Gardner injury that really seems the most painful- he’s been money all season.
If you haven’t already, look up a bit about the Pirates bullpen. They have a great story with Mark Melancon, Jason Grilli, and their nickname as “The Shark Tank.” I can send it along if you want- I think it was in SI.
As for football, the irony of your Bills victory is that I started Cam Newton this week in my Fantasy League, and the dude went bonanza! It was between him and Luck, but since he was facing Buffaloe’s D, I went Cam (sorry- no offense, I just remembered you mentioning how terrible it looked).
Hopefully we can write a much more positive message tomorrow after a Yankee win? I know you’re swamped at work, but you’re gonna have to respond to these posts ASAP for the sake of my sanity! Need a fellow fan to analyze and commiserate with.
@John: Hey man. Sorry for the lack of response – as you can tell by the frequency of my posts for the past two weeks, I have been getting absolutely destroyed at work. I’m only now replying to comments from the past two weeks! Ugh.
Curious what you think of my recent Mariano post. I didn’t have a dry eye…sigh.
Next year will be interesting. The bats will always sort themselves out but (1) will Cano be back, asking for over $300 million, (2) will CC be an ace or is the decline continuing, and (3) WHERE THE HECK IS PINEDA??? It’s been almost two years now!!! CHRIST
@junkfoodguy: I’ll respond in the Mariano post, then wait eagerly by the mailbox for a reply…talk to ya in a few weeks! Haha. Just giving you a hard time man, I’ve been slammed at work myself. Hence the lack of commenting. Well, that and the lack of responses, but I totally understand- sometimes the mundane shit takes over.
can anyone tell me where I could buy this product at this time of the yr or if not that where is the manufactuer of this product
@Tim: Herr’s is in PA, and I got these at Target – not sure if they have them now.