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If you grew up in NYC you took these things for granted. At the cash register of every deli are sold small packs of candy made by the Joyva company of Brooklyn. Although they may be more famous for their Halvah (Joyva Marble Halva Bars 12 Bars) (an ancient Turkish confection, dating back 3000 years... according to the Joyva web site), I was always partial to their "Jell Rings". Having long ago left New York I have found that these simple treats are scarcely found west of the Mississippi and certainly completely absent from my current home in the Pacific Northwest (this being attributed to the complete lack of any NY style delis in the Pacific Northwest).
Having found these on Amazon was a pleasant surprise, but (as of the time of this writing) being only available from a 3rd party merchant with a somewhat steep shipping price put a damper on my enthusiasm. The 5 pound quantity also gave me pause (that's a LOT of Jelly Rings!).But my wife (possibly tired of my repeated search for and failure to find these anywhere) ordered this item anyway, and I am glad she did! About 1 month now from the time they arrived, I am just finishing off the box (with some help from friends and co-workers with whom I have shared).
These small (about 1-2" across) ring shaped candies consist of a firm purple "berry flavored" jelly covered in a dark chocolate shell. The jelly is less tenacious than a gummy bear, but firmer than say jelly you would put on a PB&J. I actually prefer to eat them on the cool side, which increases the firmness. The dark chocolate pairs nicely with the jelly, giving a little bitter offset to the sweet jelly. The chocolate itself is not the highest "quality" when simply considered against other chocolates. The Kosher Parve rating means that these contain no dairy.... how does one make chocolate without any dairy :-). But I put "quality" in quotes because ultimately it just tastes good, and that is what should matter.
I've shared these with friends and co-workers and have received one of three responses:
1.These are good/OK...thanks
2.These are great!
3.Ugh...tastes sort of like cough syrup coated in chocolate
I am obviously of the response 2 camp, but maybe you need a little NY DNA in you to have such a reaction. Reaction 3 was not prevalent (but who knows how many response 1's were just being polite). So in summary, I LOVE these things -- if you've never had them before you might want to try to find a smaller quantity before diving in to the 5lb box.
Shipping and storage:
The box pictured on this page was packed inside a cardboard shipping box, with a single ice pack along side it. When I received mine the ice pack had assumed ambient temperature, so I am not sure what good it did. The rings in their original packaging box (pictured) are arranged in layers with cardboard between he layers... this is not a great travel arrangement and upon opening I found them somewhat jumbled and a bit damaged. The damage was mostly flakes of chocolate that had been knocked off, but overall appearance was acceptable.My take-away here is be wary of ordering these when the weather is hot as spending time in the warehouse/truck would not be good for them.
So overall: 5 stars for the candy, -1 star for the shipping/price = 4 stars. Enjoy!
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