Idaho Spud

When I was a young girl I loved visiting my grandparents who lived just outside of Firth, Idaho. Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed an occasional evening out. Once when I was staying with them they promised me a treat if I would stay home while they went out. Of cource I chose my favorite candy bar at the time--Almand Joy. To my surprise grandmother brought me back an Idaho Spud bar. I was happy for the surprise, but displeased it wasn't an Almand Joy. Grandmother explained that there hadn't been any Almand Joys to purchase and she thought that I might like this candy bar instead--afterall it had coconut in it. I must say it turned out to be a sweet experience. I have loved them ever since.

You know you can't buy this candy bar just anywhere in the world. You find them mostly in Idaho--surprise, surprise--and in some of the surrounding states. Over the years I have found them to be good Christmas presents for family who live out of state--if they like them of cource.

There is a certain way I enjoy eating an Idaho Spud bar--kind of like when one eats and Oreo cookie. I like my bars cold, that way the chocolate outside comes away from the marshmellowie inside very easily. Once most of the chocalate outside is gone I then eat the marshmellow inside.
I do this when I really want to savor the experience of eating the bar.

I thank my grandmother and grandfather for introducing me to one of my favorite candy bars, the Idaho Spud Bar.