It's Not an Easter Basket Without...

[PeppyGPhiB]

Wow, none of you ever had See's Easter baskets?

[victoriana]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Wow, none of you ever had See's Easter baskets?

I think See's is a west coast/California thing only. I looooove See's though. Bordeaux = heaven!

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Wow, none of you ever had See's Easter baskets?

I've only had See's once, and that was when a friend from Cali sent me some. It was yummy.

[VandalSquirrel]

Solid good quality chocolate bunnies with ears that are bite worthy. See's chocolate covered candy eggs with frosting decoration. Milka chocolate eggs are also a favorite. Coconut nests with jelly beans, nom nom. I also liked the sugar eggs that had icing decoration and some kind of edible diorama inside. http://www.sugareggs.com/

As a kid it was always about the egg hunt and I liked all kinds of candy, even peeps and black jelly beans. Robin's eggs, and Cadbury mini eggs, YUM.

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Wow, none of you ever had See's Easter baskets?

Originally Posted by victoriana

I think See's is a west coast/California thing only. I looooove See's though. Bordeaux = heaven!

I didn't have a straight up basket from See's, but items from See's are a part of every holiday. We used to enjoy Joseph Schmidt until they were bought out by Hershey's and then closed. My grandmother always got me Irish Potatoes from See's for St. Patrick's Day, and I should totally send some to Irish Lake next year.

Easter is really bitter sweet for me as my father died on Good Friday and my grandfather's funeral was on Good Friday last year. My nephew was adorable and left a note at home for the Easter Bunny and called his dad from the hotel with our room number so the Easter Bunny could find him. We got a suite and I got to hide candy and plastic eggs for him which was a real treat when he woke up and was so excited the Easter Bunny came.

Since I'm allergic to food dye and pork this Easter is going to be about chocolate and lamb, but I may have something small with dye in it and try some organic pork from the co-op. I loved coloring eggs growing up and searching for hidden real and plastic ones. The Easter Bunny came to my house but he also came to church and we got to search there. My childhood church is no longer a place of worship, but you can see how massive it is on this youtube video. http://youtu.be/ODC2HlpsnPk I liked writing on eggs in white crayon to decorate them and always used all of the stickers and paper stand accessories for my eggs. It was serious business because those eggs ended up in egg cups or used for deviled eggs.

[adpi*violet]

I'm in the hate peeps love cadburry creme eggs crowd.

In our Easter baskets growing up we always had those malted eggs and at least one chocolate bunny. For my son, I've been doing jelly beans and a small little gift of toy or dvd. Plus, he gets whatever else from all the community egg hunts we go to!

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by adpi*violet

In our Easter baskets growing up we always had those malted eggs and at least one chocolate bunny. For my son, I've been doing jelly beans and a small little gift of toy or dvd. Plus, he gets whatever else from all the community egg hunts we go to!

Are malted eggs like Whoppers, but in the shape of an egg?

[carnation]

It seems like many of us have decided that what we had in baskets as children is what should always be in baskets! I definitely think along those lines.

All the toy manufacturers would have you believe that Easter is a big toy season with huge toys like kids get at Christmas! We wait until Christmas. Besides the candy, we've always put in each basket: a book and something else small--jewelry or a CD or even VS underwear.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Are malted eggs like Whoppers, but in the shape of an egg?

They are Robin's Eggs and they are like whoppers but egg shaped and with a very light candy coating (colored, like eggs).. like an m&m coating.They are made by Whoppers.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Are malted eggs like Whoppers, but in the shape of an egg?

Yes, and covered in a candy shell.

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

My grandmother always got me Irish Potatoes from See's for St. Patrick's Day, and I should totally send some to Irish Lake next year.

iLike!

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by AGDee

They are Robin's Eggs and they are like whoppers but egg shaped and with a very light candy coating (colored, like eggs).. like an m&m coating.They are made by Whoppers.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Yes, and covered in a candy shell.

I don't think I'd like the candy coated shell. I mean, not over the malted part. Plus, I don't like Whoppers because they're too hard. I like the taste, I just wish they weren't so hard. The candy coated shell would be too much.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

I don't think I'd like the candy coated shell. I mean, not over the malted part.

See, I much prefer them to malted milk balls without the shell. The candy shell makes them perfect.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

See, I much prefer them to malted milk balls without the shell. The candy shell makes them perfect.

ITA

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

See, I much prefer them to malted milk balls without the shell. The candy shell makes them perfect.

I just like solid milk chocolate. Peanuts, peanut butter, nougat and caramel are the only other kind of filling I like inside.

[psusue]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Easter is really bitter sweet for me as my father died on Good Friday and my grandfather's funeral was on Good Friday last year.

VandalSquirrel I'm thinking of you! Turn your PMs back on if you ever want to talk.