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1. Thank you for giving this the review it deserves! I can feel the rumbling Idaho mob approaching my door as I type this. Everyone here is just in love with the Idaho Spud. I have never been able to stand it, and I get horrified looks from fellow Idahoans when I say so.

   Why would anyone make a candy bar that begins to fall apart immediately after packaging? Also, I don’t understand the cononut/maple icky flavor. Coconut has nothing to do with potatoes, and certainly does not speak to the arid high desert climate. There are no coconut palms here, thank-you-very-much.

   It has been featured on the Food Network, sent to ME as a present from outside the state (why?!), and it’s called a “classic.” It think it’s about time for this classic to retire!

   Comment by Brit on 6/26/06 at 9:45 am

    

2. Remind me if I ever go to Idaho, never to buy their potatoes…

   Comment by GTO on 6/26/06 at 11:34 am

    

3. Buy the potatoes.  Stear clear of the spuds.

   Comment by chadd on 6/26/06 at 12:50 pm

    

4. One year my children were given these as Halloween treats. I remember thinking they must be made from potatoes to get the name “Idaho Spud.” They certainly are a strange candy but they weren’t too bad. I’d never eat one again however. Love Idaho potatoes though. They are THE BEST.

   Comment by Suzanne on 6/26/06 at 8:01 pm

    

5. Sounds terrible, looks awful.  It makes me long for the cow pie that one of my friends like that I also find detestable.  Fake chocolate only belongs on stuff where it’s not a distraction, like Butterfingers.  I’m imagining a blob of Fluff, a squirt of syrup, some coconut, and a handful of Sixlets.  Sounds worse than a 3 to me.

   Comment by Dave on 6/26/06 at 10:24 pm

    

6. Fake chocolate should be outlawed!!  Except for Sixlets...I LOVE those things!

   I was in heaven this weekend; I went to Long’s Drugs and found Dark Chocolate Reese’s Miniature Peanut Butter Cups!!!  They are AMAZING!!  I bought 4 bags and threw them in the freezer.  Yum!!!

   Comment by Lesley on 6/27/06 at 7:45 am

    

7. Speaking of “fake” chocolate, I think the best tasting is the kind you get inside Advent Calendars. Do you have Advent Calendars in the States for the countdown to Christmas? Your chocolate will obviously differ from what we get, but I don’t know whether it’s the cardboard its surrounded by, the spirit of christmas or what, but christ, cheap Advent chocolate is awesome.

   Comment by GTO on 6/27/06 at 11:33 am

    

8. Yep, it’s awful! The sell them at Wacko! on Hollywood Blvd. and I bought one once. Ick. I didn’t finish it either.

   Comment by Jodi on 6/27/06 at 10:18 pm

    

9. I was kind of nervous about writing this review ... because it’s such an iconic bar. It’s stood the test of time though it’s looks alone, I guess. I’m glad to hear I’m not alone!

   (I do love one fake chocolate product - the Goldenberg Peanut Chews.)

   Comment by Cybele on 6/28/06 at 9:42 am

    

10. Ok, these are best fresh. But sixlets are gross. Waxy chocolate like that in Advent calanders is worse than fake chocolate

    Comment by Spuds on 9/19/06 at 9:40 pm

     

11. I have to say, we got one of these as a “gift” from someone that went to Idaho, and I was so excited that I got to try a local candy bar from somewhere. It was truly VILE. I nearly vomited. I have never tasted a more disgusting thing packaged as candy. And I eat almost any kind of sugar.

    Comment by Vicky on 10/07/06 at 6:03 pm

     

12. You know it is so funny to read eveyones comments. ANd it just goes to show you how much of a Health freak conrty we have become. Candy has nothing to do with fake and how it looks. Kids don’t care. many of us “Adults” probably ate many candies that we now would Band from the stores. But for one the “FAKE” chocolate is milk chocolate WIth coconut in it (that a lone would change in chocolate to Waxy Chocolate) and you all are eating it wrong. You eat the out side frist then the inside marshmellowy thing (which is the best part.) And the coconut has nothing to do with COCONUTS. If you have ever seen a potatoe then you know they have “eyes” the coconut is there to represent the “EYES” of a potatoes. Plus They are adicting. You most eat more then one to really get the full taste of the potatoe. Oh yeah and who cares about hydrogenated oils, Candy is for enjoying those delicious little “SINS.”

    Comment by bosieX2 on 12/08/06 at 9:54 pm

     

13. I love Idaho Spuds! They have been my favorite since I was a kid. They certainly aren’t for everyone though. I can see why more than a few people would be turned off by them. I guess that means more for me.

    Comment by Megann on 2/05/07 at 1:01 pm

     

14. I never cared for the spud bar. The poor quality chocolate on the exterior leave a bit to be desired.  But the candy bar is a part of history in Idaho.

    Comment by Marie Sharp on 2/08/07 at 10:00 pm

     

15. Forgot to mention that the Owyhee Butter Toffee makes up for what the spud bar lacks. A Christmas favorite.

    Comment by Marie Sharp on 2/08/07 at 10:02 pm

     

16. They do make the BEST butter toffee! I think the Spud Bar is like a real potato - it’s best eaten peeled. That’s what my kids do - flake off the icky chocolate and eat the fabulous goo part.

    Comment by kelly on 2/12/07 at 12:29 pm

     

17. I LOVE the Idaho Spud.  I didn’t even know they made it anymore.  Now that I do know, I will order some.  I really don’t know how anyone could not love it.

    Comment by Anita on 2/19/07 at 12:30 pm

     

18. My father use to send these to me when I was kid for Christmas. I’m now 31 and he has since passed away. I order a box for my sisters and myself every Christmas and remember how good they are every time we bite into them. If you love coconut and marshmellow, you have to try at least one in your life.

    Comment by DJ on 3/01/07 at 9:09 pm

     

19. I remember enjoying Idaho Spuds when I was going to school.  Then I moved away and couldn’t find them anymore.  But I recently bought some while on vacation in Oregon.  I think they are as good as ever and they taste delicious.  Classic?  Not sure what makes anything a classic, but I know I’ll always love them.

    Comment by Tanner on 11/22/07 at 9:49 pm

     

20. The best is HOMEMADE Spud Balls.  Take 3 1/2 lbs. almond bark and melt it.  Let it cool to room temp.  Stir in 18 oz cool whip.  Then take spoonfulls and roll into balls, roll them in coconut.  Put in the fridge for an hour or so, and prepare for heaven!!  I like the store bought ones, but these are better!!!

    Comment by Mandi Cook on 11/25/07 at 2:36 pm

     

21. Oh and I forgot, try the spud ball made by Farr Candy Co., not the ones we export and sell to tourists!

    Comment by Mandi Cook on 11/25/07 at 2:51 pm

     

22. In my quest to search about the Idaho Spud - I found your blog! I am so glad to see my family was not the only ones not excited about this candy. I think your reviews on candy are right on and so I am going to add you to my blog so that I can enjoy reading about candy!! My mouth even watered as I looked at the pictures of cadbury eggs....PS - I really like your candy ratings - very helpful! I wish I had read this before I purchased that Idaho Spud!!! I would have saved myself $1.00!!

    Comment by Stephanie Wahlberg on 8/29/08 at 11:47 pm

     

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