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Monday, May 18, 2009
Twilight Sweethearts: Forbidden Fruits
Considering the fact that the story (I’m doing spoilers here) is about vampires and love, candy hearts are a natural choice. Necco’s Sweetheart conversation hearts were released as a limited edition: Sweethearts Forbidden Fruits. Instead of just getting a box branded with a few characters on it and maybe some new sayings, these little hearts are also in different flavors themed for forbidden fruits plus have some sort of sparkling Dracula dust (pearlescent pigment) on them.
The candy seems to have been timed with the DVD release, not with the film in the theaters. Still, I never did find them in stores (perhaps I should have been looking in video stores, but I have a Netflix subscription ... which makes me think there should be a Netflix for candy). The candy hearts don’t look terribly different from the regular Valentine’s version. Except the colors are different. The pearly coating (that looks like it’s glitter on the box) is pretty darn mild, I mistook it for chalky powder. The flavors are: The sayings on the hearts vary in their legibility. They seem to be lighter but clearer on the pearly ones but bold & smudgy on the uncoated. Sayings that I was able to tease out were: Soul Mate, Bite Me, Secret, I (heart) EC, Live 4 Ever, Dazzle, With You, Lamb, Bad Guy, You R My Life, Always, I Trust You, I Love You, Forks. Oddly enough, as noted above in the photo, some were blank. I didn’t know if this was intentional, like some sort of heart that only vampires could read. Or maybe there’s a version of the Twlight books that are choose your own adventure and I’m in charge of this heart’s message. As far as a limited edition offering, they’re a rather bland revision of conversation hearts, but they’re rather ordinary to begin with. The execution of the lettering and the “dazzle dust” were weak. But I liked the box design (though I’ve only seen this one in person) and think that it’d be a fun item to have while watching the movie with friends. (As long as you had some snacks on hand that were actually good to eat.) Like all Necco conversation hearts, these have gelatin in them, so are unsuitable for vegetarians/vegans/those who keep Kosher or otherwise eschew pork. (I have no idea how the Twilight vampires feel about pigs.) Other reviews: Eyes of Amber, Candy Critic and Candy Yum Yum. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 10:57 am
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I’d hate to be the person who had to handle the returns at Netflix Candy.
...“Forks”?
I’ve never been a fan of these things. Oddly enough I like Necco wafers more.
I agree with you that it appears to say “FORKS” or maybe “PORKB”. Perhaps it’s another “I heart” saying? I heart RKB? Is RKB someone? I haven’t been paying any attention to the particular phenom.
Forks is the town Twilight is set in. I haven’t seen or read it, I just looked it up ‘coz it seemed like an odd message for a candy.
I’ve read all the books, seen the movie, and I still think these are totally ridiculous. But yep - Forks, WA.
....Forks?
Ok! Love them or hate them. It depends on mood I’m in.
Thank’s
The line “..like some sort of heart that only vampires could read” made me laugh/snort
I’ve been reluctantly following the Twilight thing for a while (a couple friends are fans) so maybe I can shed some light on the blank ones. Apparently the vampire guy can read every mind except for his girlfriend’s, so those could represent her unreadable thoughts. A bit far fetched, but it could be true.
I reviewed these too back in March. They were pretty yucky!
http://cmrpaul.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-if-im-bad-guy.html
Too bad they don’t taste better. The packaging is great though!
I just saw these in a bookstore the other night. I didn’t buy any, but I might have to. Not because I’m a big fan of the candy hearts, but because I must have all things Edward Cullen-related. Amen.
I found these at Borders book store around the end of February. I assumed they were put out as a Valentine’s Day promotion, because the boxes at the store were marked for clearance. I’m not a fan of candy hearts, so I didn’t eat any myself, but I bought a box for a friend who happens to love all things Twilight. I didn’t ask her if she’d eaten it, though…
I saw them at Walgreens and also at an airport newstand in the NorthWest.
I second seeing them at Borders, they are sold as a part of a general Twilight promotion, not as a DVD or holiday release. Any store that had full on promo (book bags, shirts, umbrellas, etc.) has them.
Well, the author did leave 10 pages blank in one of the Twilight books to show how emotionally blank the girl was without the vampire, who had left her. (Oh please.) So maybe the blank hearts are meant to be a throwback to that crappy literary choice. I’m glad I only heard about that and that I didn’t buy the book. If I had been paying for a bunch of blank pages, I’d be mad!
I just saw these at Walgreens.
We’re reviewing these this week (we like our candy nice and dated). A little Googling reveals “Forks” is the name of the town where the series is set. Clearly these are intended for fans bigger than us
Twilight or not I liked them better than the original versions. To me they tasted better. I bought them to harass my sister with them and she stole them because she said they tasted better. When I went back to get more they where all out!!! Darn Twilight fans. :(
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