GUMMY BLOG 1: Introduction

Who doesn’t love Gummy Bears? I mean, there might be someone out there just crazy enough not to appreciate them but I can assure you they are in the teeny tiny minority. Those little, gelatinous bites of confectionary bliss, those succulent morsels of bruin shaped manna bestowed upon us by the gods of candy, those tastily  transcendent  treats terrifically . . .

OK, OK, I know… you get the idea! To me they’re just the cat’s meow . . . and maybe the whole rest of that cat too! (whatever that means)

The famous Romantic poet James Russell Lowell even wrote in 1848,

“As the leaf upon the tree,

Fluttering, gleaming constantly,

Such a lightsome thing was she,

My gentle Bear or Gummy!”

Alright, I admit that might not be entirely accurate especially since Gummi Bears were invented by Hans Riegel in the 1920s. But it sounded good right? And that’s what this entire blog is about, “goodness”….Sweet goodness!!

But some Gummy Bears are gooder than others! Yes, that’s what I typed “gooder,” I can take liberties like that because it’s my blog, darn it!

So look, let’s get down to the gummy-nitty-bear-gritty of it,

For every brand of Gummy (Gummi, Gummie, whatever) Bears that I rate and review I will be examining the flavor, ingredients (peripherally), texture, sculpting (of the bears), and package design. If I can find anything else sort of interesting I may mention a brief word or two about the history of a particular Gummy as well. If I can’t find anything interesting I’ll probably fill the space waxing poetic about my favorite kazoo or discussing the weather or maybe complaining about a nagging pain in my left shoulder or how I once got into an argument with a tree! Who knows! It could be about anything!  I’m a little nutty like that!

So check back from time to time, OK? 

Next up will be my review of “Nice!” Gummy Bears from Walgreens. You won’t want to miss this!

Thanks for reading and I shall return!