I am going through this weird phase at the moment, I am obsessed with wanting to be British. I am British, so fortunately I can do that part, but along with it I am craving all things British (except big noses and thin lips, oh and black socks with tennis shoes)-
I want British TV, British food, British scenery, British accents, and of course….British sweets. Could I ever satisfy this driving force within me that yearned, nay begged for the candy of my homeland? And then I discovered KEEPITSWEET.CO.UK – HALLELUJAH!!!!
There, before my starving eyes, was a website with every delectable silly candy I had loved as a child – I am not talking Cadbury’s chocolate here folks, I am talking Flying Saucers, Sherbet dib-dabs, aniseed twists and many more items. My shaking fingers typed an email to the website, pleading with them to see if they would ship overseas……and they did!!! I proudly sit here at my desk, typing this blog with a piece of candy the size of Rhode Island rammed into my mouth. I am in heaven…..no waxy piece of candy corn (is that made out of ear stuff?), no milk dud (and they are in my book), no ju jus (anti-Semitic candy?)whatever they are called…..nope, not me folks – I am chewing on a bona fide Aniseed Twist and you can smell the liquorice a mile away –
This is better than sex, (but not better than sex with Mark Wahlberg, who has become my new man since I turned 50 and broke up with Mel Gibson). I have finally found a good reason to stay employed beyond the free pens that accidentally fall into my purse at the office, and I have already placed my next order! Sherbet pips, chocolate limes, glacier fruits, pear drops and Fruit Salads! I hear you ask “But Jude, what about the calories? Aren’t you trying to lose weight?” HAH! I am willing to forgo actual meals to be able to eat these treats, and chewing vigorously helps counter-balance the fat content. Life is good (well today is anyway) Jude the sticky-face