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(More customer reviews)Being a fan of the American candy bar, especially those that have been around a long time, I'd heard of Idaho Spud and had seen it on the stock lists of old-time candy sites but had never had one. I ran across them today and bought one after first perusing the ingredients.
It seems to me that I read about a spud-shaped fudge from Idaho that actually contains potatoes, but this isn't it; Idaho Spud is made in potato country and is shaped like a potato, but the resemblance ends there. (Real) chocolate enrobes a cocoa-flavored marshmallow center and the whole is covered with dessicated coconut that keeps your jaws engaged longer than they'd otherwise be with something of this type. What's nice is that this marshmallow contains no gelatin--just agar agar and egg albumen. There's no hechsher but it's appropriate for lacto-ovo vegetarians (there's very little such marshmallow to be found).
This is a nice, gentle sweet (translation: it's not sickeningly sweet) and I can understand why they've been around as long as they have. Will I consume them on a regular basis? Unlikely, because although my affection for candy bars is perpetual, my consumption is occasional--a little goes a long way with me (you know you've finally grown up when even the thought of consuming too many sweets is mildly nauseating). But I do think they're very good and I absolutely recommend them. I'm tempted to pick up another one so that I can try a previous reviewer's suggestion to freeze them. I suspect they'd be really good that way. :)
I'd prefer to assign 4+ stars but I'll bite the bullet and give full marks.
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Idaho Spud Candy BarsA box of 24 - 1.5oz Owyhee Idaho Spud candy bars. A whipped, creamy center, covered in milk chocolate & sprinkled with coconut. Since 1918.
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