Food We Want To Lick: Candidate Lollipops

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:00 GMT

Made by hand... sugar and syrup... a little artificial flavor is added...

Assembled into a large blob... dabbed with a bit of color... layered with very thin slices and sealed up...

This could be a very apt description for the candidates running for President in the United States of America, circa 2008. Fortunately for you and your taste buds, this is merely a description of the process by which voting and candidate lollipops are made by Kai's Candies...

Drool over them, we're not judgmental... including the goofy-looking Obama one...

Later in August they’ll have a set for John McCain that features a lollipop with his face plus red elephant candies.

We're not sure licking John McCain is an appealing idea, although if the candy is as delicious as the above lollipop looks, we might be able to close our eyes and enjoy. But what does it actually taste like, you must be wondering...

Kai’s Candy has a nice post on their blog that shows photos of the process.

In the case of Kai’s Candies, the background is a translucent candy instead of an opaque color, which adds to the appeal of these, like they’re enamel.
The flavor is light. The website says that Obama is lemon-lime, but at times it tastes like a sweet banana or simply boiled sugar. There’s absolutely no hint of tartness to it, or even any zest. I found that the individual pieces were similarly bland. (I found McCain bitter, but that’s probably the red food coloring.)

How ironic-- McCain is a red.

Via Candy Blog.

Hillary Andrews, Will You Lick My Swizzle Stick?

Katie Halper — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:23:00 GMT

Sexual harasser and meteorologist Bob Stokes asked co-anchor Hillary Andrews "Will you Lick My Swizzle stick*?" And that's a totally appropriate request, according to The Weather Channel.

I guess Hillary Andrews has no sense of humor. In good fun, co-anchor Stokes, asked Andrews to "lick my swizzle stick," leered at her chest, followed her into the women's dressing room, and questioned her "over and over again, non-stop" about her sex life. So whiny Andrews asked to be paired with a new anchor. And the Weather Channel responded admirably, giving Andrews the overnight shift and, ultimately, firing her. This is what the Weather Channel always does to the women who complain about Stokes, by the way. Yesterday Andrews won a sexual-harassment claim against Stokes, so least there's a "happy ending" (for Andrews, not for Stokes). The Smoking Gun has the scoop and the lawsuit.

*a swizzle stick is a drink stirrer

photo: Dicky Sipping Straws 10 Pack $6.95 at 101bacheloretteparties.com

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Food We Want To Lick: Candidate Lollipops

Hillary Andrews, Will You Lick My Swizzle Stick?