Lollipops - Bulk Candy

New Easter and St. Patrick's Day Candy now available at Southwest Candy! Great chocolate, lollipops, hard candy and more! Take a look! http://www.southwestcandy.com/Easter_Candy_C131.cfm

HOW TO SAY "I'M SORRY!"

Now it is not often, but sometimes I am wrong and have to say "I'm Sorry!" to my husband.  I discovered that candy is an amazing way to do it!  I remembered one time my husband said how much he LOVES Bit-O-Honey so I grabbed him a little baggy full and brought them home the other day.  All I had to do was place the baggy in front of him and all was right in the world again!  Here are a couple of other ways to say "I'm Sorry" with candy!

1.  Did you forget your anniversary?  Dove Chocolate Promisesare a delicious way to say I "Promise" to remember next year!!  It will also be much more difficult for your spouse to remain mad at you if they are eating a delicious chocolate treat!

2.  Do you need to say "I'm sorry for not being nice to your parents...again!"  Riesen chocolates will make them forget everything!  Just say this is the "Riesen" that you love me and I promise to do better next time!

3.  Did you forget to program the coffee maker again?  Present your loved one with Now & Laters!  You will remember "Now & Later" to always have the coffee brewing for a great morning!

 

 

 

Did you hear Tootsie Roll went Kosher? Tootsie Roll products available at www.sweetservices.com or www.southwestcandy.com- depending on where you are located!

Penny Candy

The days of going to the five and dime for a penny candy might be long gone, but there is still one of our candy products clinging to that title. . . . The Tootsie Roll Frootie! 

The Tootsie Roll Frootie is a unique candy in that it costs only $.017 per piece, comes in a variety of flavors such as green apple, blue raspberry, smooth cherry, fruit punch, strawberry, watermelon, grape, and even lime cola, and it is now also a KOSHER CANDY!

So whether you are coordinating the colors of your next party and need a candy to add to your decor, or if you are having a fundraiser and the budget is minimal- try the Tootsie Roll Frootie, a penny candy with so many uses.

cherry lifesaver martini! doesn't that sound delicious? Supposedly this cocktail tastes just like the candy!

Shawn Johnson Sells Crunch!

Check out this crazy video of Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson doing a back flip over a bobsled- what we won't do to sell candy!

Candy Cane Recipes

I found this great blog post with a fabulous recipe for what we can do with our candy canes before we start to get sick of them:

Candy Cane Lollipops

1 box cake – any flavor you want
1/2 container of cream cheese frosting
12 oz semi sweet chocolate
crushed candy cane
shredded coconut
lollipop sticks (you can find them at your local craft store)

1. Bake the cake according to the directions on the package
2. Once the cake has cooled, mix in 1/2 package of cream cheese frosting into the cake and roll the cake into small bite sized balls and set aside
3. Over a double boiler melt the chocolate
4. Prepare 2 bowls with the toppings, the crushed candy canes and shredded coconut in this case
5. Using 2 small forks, dip the cake balls into the melted chocolate and let the extra chocolate run off.
6. Roll it around in either the coconut or candy cane, or if you feeling really daring roll it around in both!
7. Set onto a piece of parchment paper to cool and insert the lollipop stick

And in case you need a quick recipe for a party, check out this dessert:

Candy Cane Ice Cream Pie

1/2 gallon peppermint ice cream OR chocolate ice cream

1 oreo cookie pie crust

Crushed Candy Canes

1.  Soften the ice cream

2.  Scoop into oreo cookie pie crust

3. Top with crushed candy canes

4. Cover with plastic wrap and refreeze

Christmas sales may have come to an end, but we have a bit of candy left in stock! Check out www.sweetservices.com and www.southwestcandy.com for last minute party favors and decoration!

New Year's Eve Ideas for the Kids!

With Christmas quickly approaching it is time to start thinking about New Year’s Eve!  It is always a challenge with the little kiddos around, but I found some great suggestions online and if you pair it up with an amazing selection of super fun candy you just might get your kids to say you are the coolest parent ever!!

    *Allow kids to have their own special space to decorate with balloons and streamers!

    *Set up a table with cool and unusual art supplies

*Create a movie area for the kids with a large selection of DVD’s, popcorn and of course candy!   Try some fun Nostalgic candy like gummi hamburgers, gummi hotdogs, Lotsa Fizz, Pixy Stix, Candy Rings and so much more!

*For the older kids you could create a video game area and let them play Rock Band or Dance Revolution until they drop!

One last touch to let the kids join the fun is to get some sparkling cider for toasting time!  The kids can get in on the resolutions too!

The kids will have a great time and so will you!  Don’t forget candy for the adults!  Werther’s Original Candy in the gold wrapper are beautiful for centerpieces or scattered around a table.  And what would ringing in the New Year be like without chocolate?  Dove Chocolate Promises, Hershey Kisses, Ghirardelli Dark Caramel Squares to again just name a few!

We wish everyone an amazing New Year!  It really is better with Candy!

Who’s YOUR Candy??

 

Santa Sighting!

SANTA SIGHTING!!  In probably the last place you would think..ARIZONA!!   Santa just had to check out Southwest Candy in Arizona to stock up on the candy he is going to put in all of the good little boys' and girls' stockings! 

Maybe if the big boys and girls have been good this year they will get some too!  Santa said he had to come all the way to Arizona because he heard from Rudolph that Southwest Candy has the best deals on Candy Canes and a HUGE variety of other candy for the holidays too!  Santa said that everyone at Southwest Candy was so nice and helpful that we are going to get something extra special in our stockings too! J  What a great time we had helping Santa! 

Next stop: Sweet Services in Chicago, IL! Hope Santa doesn't get snowed in over there!