Junk Food Nation, just a quick word about snow.  I didn’t grow up in Buffalo, NY, but I was in the vicinity, and that region got PUMMELED yesterday.  In one day, the area got hit with FIVE AND A HALF FEET OF SNOW, and in some places, more.  FIVE AND A HALF FEET IN ONE DAY.  Holy moly. That’s real, people. I remember storms like this when I was a kid, but I have to admit, it’s been a while and this storm was sort of scary.  Look at these photos/tweets below:

https://twitter.com/csteiner1230/status/534700508590923776

@OpieRadio sure you don't want to come back to Buffalo? pic.twitter.com/DlwrVtiaR5

— Steve Urbanski (@spurbs) November 19, 2014

Y'know how DC shuts down on the threat of snow? They had school in Buffalo yesterday… #snowtough

— Steve Chenevey FOX5 (@stevechenevey) November 20, 2014

These houses in West Seneca look more like igloos pic.twitter.com/zoOzryfC5u @opieradio Where does the dog pee?

— D Marie ???????????? (@divingtech) November 20, 2014

Ralph Wilson Stadium is under there somewhere… pic.twitter.com/Zpu8uGyV02 @opieradio Poor Bills.

— D Marie ???????????? (@divingtech) November 20, 2014

Yeah, I will never complain again about it being “cold” here in DC.  Good. Lord.  Buzzfeed has a great collection of photos of this storm. People raided and stole from a trapped Doritos truck in Buffalo – which, hey, when there’s an event like this going on, YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. The Bills, who are scheduled to play in that wintery bowl on Sunday, actually offered people $10/hr and game tickets to help them shovel the field.

My thoughts to everyone in that region.  Wow.

Today’s junk food: Brach’s Candy Cane Candy Corn!

Brach’s Candy Cane Candy Corn! I’ve reviewed candy corn a BUNCH on this blog, and oh Brach’s, what have you done. I’m not sure whether to rejoice or gag. Let’s hope it’s the former.

Brach’s Candy Cane Candy Corn is a product of Mexico! Which is sort of cool, since the candies are the color of the Mexico flag.

I opened the bag of Brach’s Candy Cane Candy Corn, and PEPPERMINT AROMA CAME POURING OUT. Holy hell, the smell was strong to me. Like, I kept searching for that vanilla sugary candy corn smell, but nope – Peppermint is all I got!  Super strong.  I placed one in my mouth hesitantly…

Brach’s Candy Cane Candy Corn basically tastes like the inside of a peppermint patty (I stole that description from Candyblog.net, but it’s a perfect description.) It’s SUPER MINTY, with a strong peppermint flavor.  The candy corn texture itself was just what you’d imagine it to be – that firm, waxy chew.  But the flavor of candy cane was definitely front and center.  They were sweet, but not as balanced sweet/mint as the gummy candy canes I reviewed a few days ago. No, these were distinctly peppermint-punch-you-in-the-face.

The thing is, while this tastes like the inside of a peppermint patty, did I want it without the dark chocolate to help tame the mint? I dunno….I have mixed feelings on this. It tasted waaaay better than I expected. But now that I’m actually tasting the true mint power of these candy corn, I’m not sure I’d want to eat them by the handfuls.  Like, maybe one, once in a while.

Still, good execution, Brach’s!  Just maybe not entirely for me.

PURCHASED AT: Walgreens, Van Ness, DC

COST: $2.99

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Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy