English Candy Drill

[Brendan Costello]

The candy drill and this quote:

>...including: Pear drops 
> ("...pop one in, call an ambulance"), Wine Gums, Strawberry Bonbons 
> ("...wreck your teeth by chomping them..."), Barley Sugars, Aniseed Twists 
> ("Arguably the strongest smelling sweets in the world, outdoing dung, paint 
> and petrol..."), Cola Cubes ("...the taste will be with you for hours 
> after...)and Sherbert Pips ("They're like sand..."). 
> 
remind me of _Inconspicuous Consumption_ by Paul Lukas, a fantastic
collection of columns originally in his 'zine "Beer Frame" and in NYPress.
It's a celebration of many esoteric and mundane consumer products, among
them "Musk" and "Thirst" -flavored Lifesavers, apparently favored treats in
Australia (and nowhere else).   

What does thirst taste like?  Would you want to suck on musk for any length
of time?  Yeesh.  Candy, as TRP is well aware, can raise some compelling
questions.  Now, where's my salted plum?  My crunchy frog?  (I can't decide
whether these are band names or pet names...)

Brendo (your little musk lifesaver)