No, don't duplicate efforts! <smile> Just bring yourselves over to the BuffaloHistory group at Yahoo! They get on some serious food and department store nostalgia riffs over there. --- "S. McIntire ALLEN" <[email protected]> wrote: > Enjoying it is fine, but the idea to start a subgroup: > [email protected] would seem to be the best idea. The > idea is to > keep the number of messages down on this list so we don't run > into the > problem of being on too many lists, which is really the > problem of receiving > too many messages. Focus! > > On Feb 8, 2008 10:38 AM, Jann Parks <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I know this is off the subject but I have enjoyed the talk > of food. I have > > not lived in New York State since 1940 and at that time my > taste in food > > was > > more to baby food so it is interesting to read about it. I > will try to > > make > > some of that candy. > > Jann Whalen Parks > > Numbers 6:24-26 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "M. Brenzel" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] sponge candy > > > > > > > So sorry! My apologies for continuing non-genealogy > discussions about > > > food. > > > > > > Mary > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of M. Brenzel > > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:11 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] sponge candy > > > > > > > > > Yes, you can buy sponge candy at Tops, but why would you > want to? You > > > have to go to a chocolate shop to get really exceptional > sponge candy. > > > My research on the web found that the origin of sponge > candy is kind of > > > hazy. It is suggested to have been the creation of Joseph > Fowler who > > > was visiting Buffalo for the Pan Am Exposition in 1901 and > decided to > > > stay. > > > > > > If you really want a treat, try orange chocolate sponge > candy. Those of > > > us from North Tonawanda know that orange chocolate was the > "invention" > > > of Carl Platter > (http://www.platterschocolates.com/aboutus.asp). Only > > > the best will do! > > > > > > Mary > > > North Tonawanda, NY > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of Lois J Lane > > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:30 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] sponge candy > > > > > > > > > My daughter made sponge candy one time. I know > there was a > > > mixture of stuff that included Baking soda put into a > cookie sheet to > > > cool (and rise) that was cut into squares and then dipped > into milk > > > chocolate. You can buy it not with other kinds of > chocolate. It was > > > on sale last week at TOPS for $2.99 a pound (regularly > $4.99/lb). I'm > > > sure there has to be a recipe out there somewhere. > > > > > > Lois > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 1:09:13 -0500 <[email protected]> > writes: > > >> chocolate covered 2 inch squares with inside like sponge > or like the > > >> inside of malt balls. It's usually expensive but > available. > > >> > > >> kevin > > >> ---- Linda Lathrop <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> ============= > > >> Sponge Candy??? Never heard of it. > > >> I'll have to ask my hubby if they had it in Chicago. > > >> But he is snoring on the couch so I'll have to ask him > later. LOL But > > >> can you explain what sponge candy is? Linda > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: Cynthia Van Ness > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:19 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] weather > > >> > > >> > > >> Lots of people think sponge candy is unique to Buffalo > but last > > >> fall I saw it for sale in a candy shop in downtown St. > Paul, MN. > > >> > > >> Wikipedia calls it sponge toffee and lists other places > where it > > >> is popular: > > >> > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge_candy > > >> > > >> --- [email protected] wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > In a message dated 2/5/2008 10:11:09 P.M. 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