Rosetta Howard & the Harlem Hamfats
Someone brought a box of Fiddle Faddle to the party, on Saturday and left it here. I'd never tried the stuff before, I can't say I ever even knew what it was. It held a place along with items like Pink Berry and Tamaguchi which I've heard mentioned, but had no idea about. I found the said box in the pantry, and curious about the quality of a product with such a ridiculous name, I gave it a try. Carmel covered popcorn (with a handful of nuts) is certainly nothing extraordinary, but it sure was delicious.
I looked at the ingredients. Did you know that there is actually more sugar in Fiddle Faddle than there is popcorn? And sugar actually comes in 2nd, after Corn Syrup! SO, essentially, there is more than TWICE as much Sugar in Fiddle Faddle as there is Popcorn.
That's astonishing.
Still, delicious ---- now I need a toothpick.
Today's Throwback Tuesday puts us squarely in sweet territory. It's The Candy Man, a 1936 number by Rosetta Howard & the Harlem Hamfats. This short lived group wasn't really from Harlem at all. They're actually from Chicago, and just a cursory listen seems to suggest that they weren't Hamfats (old slang for a mediocre thing or person) either. This number is deee-lightful! I guess it's pretty obvious that their not actually talking about a guy who sells actually candy but rather a guy who sells ---- whoa, I think I just discovered a way to make Fiddle Faddle even better!
The Candy Man - Rosetta Howard & the Harlem Hamfats
1936 - Flashbacks Vol. 1 - High & Low Drug Songs
Jazz - Oldies
Track Length - 2:54
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