I hear there's a thriving black market in semi-sweet morsels

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My parents are off to the States in a few days and I'm hoping they'll be able to pick up a few bits and pieces for me. The problem is, I haven't been across for 8 years and thus don't know what interesting things there are that I might want

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[hobbitblue]

Well, thinking of what *I* like, in case it helps.. A friend always used to send me Ibarra mexican hot chocolate, much different taste to all the others I've tried.. And another friend sent me maple candy which is to die for.

[ftmichael]

Seconding the maple candy, and also real maple syrup. Vermont in particular is known for it and should have it at roadside shops and things, as well as (probably) supermarkets.

[intendent]

Yes! real maple syrup. Mmm.

[eofs]

Oooh, I've heard of Ibarra. That's actually a really good idea too because my boyfriend is a massive chocoholic and we're always looking for new and interesting ways to consume it. Excellent, that'll definitely go on the list.

I was rereading my Laura Ingalls Wilder the other week and the maple candy sounded really appealing. But then I wonder if it's not just the stuff I had when I was in Canada years ago, which I remember not liking.

[staceyaerosol]

i second mexican hot chocolate! everytime I go home, I bring back loads

[hobbitblue]

Good, hope you like it as much as I did :)

Its sort of fondanty mapley sugar stuff, not a boiled sweet or a toffee or anything, just creamy solidified maply goodness.. Or at least the Vermont stuff I was given was like that.

[eofs]

Yeah, that sounds like that probably was it. My memory is that it was like marzipan but less firm. That's not a very good description, because it's not that it was soft. But sort of... well I guess it's a bit like the hot knife through butter sort of thing - it just offers very little resistance.

That said, it was 1993 which is quite a long time ago. So I'm probably misremembering.