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Posted: 11/1/2017 7:28:38 PM EDT
Hershey’s has been around for 117 years. In that time, the confectionary company was able to recreate hands down the most iconic chocolate bar in American history. If you think of American milk chocolate you picture that Hershey’s bar in it’s brown and silver packaging, the rectangles that easily break into pieces for s’mores by the campfire. Since the creation of the milk chocolate bar, the company has stuck to the classics, releasing only two other flavors in their history: the Hershey’s Special Dark bar in 1939, and of course, the white chocolate Cookies n’ Creme bar, which was released in 1995. All that changes today. More than twenty years later, the candy company is releasing their fourth candy bar ever, called Hershey Gold. Using what the company calls “caramelized crème,” this new Hershey’s bar, which Food & Wine previewed back in September, isn’t actually made with any chocolate. Instead, the creamy, caramel-color base is packed with peanuts and pretzels. The bar won’t hit store shelves until December 1, but Food & Wine recently had the pleasure of tasting it ahead of time. Hershey’s Gold has a satisfying crunch, while the saltiness of the peanuts and pretzels give the bar a savory taste that isn’t overpowering. One may miss the chocolate foundation that Hershey's usually provides, but the caramelized crème hasn’t lost the Hershey's chocolate signature creaminess—it still tastes like Hershey’s chocolate even if there isn’t any in it. “We use a proprietary cooking process to transform the white creme into a golden bar by caramelizing the creme, which helps maintain a sweet, creamy taste,” Melinda Lewis, senior director and general manager of the Hershey’s Franchise at The Hershey Company, explained of the bar’s base. The bar’s December 1 launch date—a nod to Hershey’s official partnership with United States Olympic Committee—marks 100 days until the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang officially commence. So you could grab a bar to celebrate the countdown to Olympics, but Hershey’s Gold is a winner for anybody with a sweet tooth. https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/hershey%E2%80%99s-will-release-a-new-candy-bar-for-the-first-time-in-20-years/ar-AAuk2n4?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp |
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Oh, I thought it would be some LBGTWTFBBQ rainbow colored bullshit PC candy bar.
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The article is wrong; Hershey makes (or made) a mint cookies and cream bar. It's delicious.
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Yuck. Pretzels and candy don't belong anywhere near each other.
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Looks like it might be tasty. Hershey's chocolate gets blown out of the water by aldi chocolate, Cadbury, etc. I WANT to hate the European goods, but Hershey's just makes that hard.
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Do they use sour milk from the crème like their chocolate bar?
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lotta people couldn't read the original post.
Oh yeah, Cookies and Cream. Hah. So there. |
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They have to evolve. Cocoa production is dwindling, prices are rising. In 20 years, real chocolate won't exist.
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Hmmm. I do like chocolate covered pretzels and only I work a few miles down the road from the Hershey's factory and Chocolate world.
This bar sounds too sweet but i'll have to give it a try. |
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I've developed a taste for 85% Cocoa bars by Several different mfg, Lindt, Ghirardelli's and Green and Black. Sweeter bars not as good to my taste. Keto food too.
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When I opened the thread my response was going to be that I bet it has pretzels and peanuts in it. Sure enough they once again couldn't come up with anything other than the same bars they currently make. Creativity in this country is dead.
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That'll come as a shock to the chocolate covered pretzel industry. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Chocolate-Covered-Pretzels-horiz-a-1600.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Yuck. Pretzels and candy don't belong anywhere near each other. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Chocolate-Covered-Pretzels-horiz-a-1600.jpg |
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I was expecting to hear that they'd come out with Hershey's Butt Plugs. http://www.citymetric.com/sites/default/files/images/457771756.jpg View Quote "Hershey's Chocolate Butt Plugs ........... they melt in your asshole, not in your hand." |
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I grew up close enough to the original plant that I could smell them roasting on certain days. Those turds keep on cheaping out on all their shit. It's all processed vegetable oils now. Reese's ghosts, and now this. Creme, because calling it waxy tasting oil wouldn't sell.
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I was surprised by how big peanut butter is in the candy industry. I think PB cups are more popular than milk chocolate bars, which is my favorite.
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Author of article forgot Hershey "Rally" bar and the "Whatchamacallit" bar.
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I was expecting to hear that they'd come out with Hershey's Butt Plugs. http://www.citymetric.com/sites/default/files/images/457771756.jpg View Quote |
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That'll come as a shock to the chocolate covered pretzel industry. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Chocolate-Covered-Pretzels-horiz-a-1600.jpg View Quote |
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Yuck. Pretzels and candy don't belong anywhere near each other. who here likes the Take 5 candy bar? i have a whole bag from yesterday: https://www.hersheys.com/take5/en_us/home.html |
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No thanks....
Hershey used to make a lot of chocolate in Canada and the USA. I don't know about the actual US plants, but the Canadian plant in Smiths Falls Ontario was shuttered and all production was moved to Mexico. The plant is now a medical marijuana facility..... Mexican Hershey's? Um, no. You can keep it. I stopped buying any Hersey product when they outsourced it to Mexico. Fuck em |
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