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Came across this story, it's an interesting story and makes for a nice share.
by Bernadette
This story is dedicated to Maria.
* * * * * *
Paul left me months ago.
Six long, lonely, dreary months of endless darkness and
gloom. The weeks of crying, the days of yearning for a
phone call, the nights of empty wine bottles and morn-
ing headaches were all behind me.
I was healthy now, ready for a chance at a new begin-
ning. Life was looking fresh again. The sun was
bright, the air was clean. I was finally whole without
him. I had loved him so deeply. It had been unnatural,
unsettling, and uncontrolled. Now I could find the
paper and pen before me through the fog. I could see
the vision and the words. I was writing again.
Looking back, I realized the bad times were barely
lingering, whereas the good times were painted like a
portrait in my mind. But a portrait painted by a clown,
not an artist. All that time, what did we talk about?
I remembered the drinking, the parties, his friends,
the football games. All of it was one big celebration.
We laughed, we had sex, and we laughed some more. I
could not single out one time we had a serious con-
versation other than an in-depth analysis of his team's
fortunes on the field.
Paul left me the night my sister was tragically killed
in a car accident.
He couldn't handle the intensity, my emotions, and the
horror of it all. He was gone when I needed him the
most. My memories of that night are vague: a dinner
party at my parent's house, the phone call, and guests
leaving quickly. Lying in the grass and vomiting. The
sounds of shattered glass. Shattered pieces of my
heart. Shattered pieces of my sister.
After six months of therapy, I was finally able to talk
about him, but not Gina. My therapist told me this was
my way of shutting down - something about misplaced
emotions, the loss of my baby sister, substitution, and
obsessing over a man that never really loved me.
But today, the sun was shining and I was doing this for
her, and for myself. I was joining a local poetry
critique group and writing again. Gina would be proud.
There were about sixteen people in the group, ten women
and six men. The group leader was an older woman named
Kira. Kira had fled the Communist regime of Soviet
Russia many years ago, and her poems had been published
many, many times. She was a kind, older woman with
sparkling gray eyes, and obviously had experienced life
to its fullest.
I took my seat next to a woman who looked about my own
age, perhaps a few years younger. It was hard not to
notice her because of her striking features: unruly
black hair, porcelain white skin, and big, green
luminous eyes.
Kira led the group in an icebreaker game. We took
turns introducing ourselves, which was fun and awkward
at the same time. Most of the people there were
insecure amateur poets, who were simply looking for
something to do with their spare time.
When it was "her" turn, she spoke with a bold confi-
dence and radiating energy I immediately envied.
"Hello, my name is Cassandra. I am here for a one-year
appointment because of my husband's job. I am from
Her accent revealed she was obviously not from this
country. But it was more than that. It was the way
she said it. She sounded so exotic, so mysterious. So
"I have written over twenty poems, mainly dealing with
passion, desire and courage -- in particular, sexual
courage," she continued. Sexual courage, I thought.
That's a familiar concept.
"The poem I am working on currently is called, 'En-
twined.' It is about female bonding, intimacy and
friendship in today's world. I am very proud of it
and I hope you like it as well. I look forward to
sharing it with all of you."
She sat down and looked right at me. I assumed it was
because I was next. But I couldn't help but feel an
attraction, the feeling that she and I would become
very close friends. I needed a best friend about now.
Mine were both gone.
It was my turn. I didn't like speaking in front of
even small crowds, and I was acutely aware that my
hands were trembling. I miraculously found my voice.
"Hi. My name is Jessica Preston. I am from here. I. . .
I . . . started writing poetry when I was seventeen.
Most of it is of course, unpublished, but I hope to
learn some things from being here." I quickly took my
seat. However, Kira was not done with me.
"Jus-ik-aa," she said in her Russian accent, "what is
your, ah, latest? Hum? Or perhaps a current project
you'd like to share with the others?"
"Well, I. . . I haven't written anything in six months,
although I was published last year in The Poet's Haven.
A small literary journal."
"That's wonderful!" Cassandra blurted out. "What a
great magazine! Wow! I have never been published. What
was it called? The piece, I mean?"
"Oh, it was just a little piece called, 'Unconditional'
It is about, well, unconditional love," I stammered
and blushed. I sounded like an idiot.
"Splendid! Will you read it to the class?" Her face
was lit up like a Christmas tree.
"I don't see why not. Sure, I guess I will." I felt
so self-conscious, though a part of me was eager to
Kira cut in, reasserting her leadership status. "What
is your next piece?"
Cassandra eagerly looked at me, her eyes shining with
interest. I paused for what seemed like eternity. Then
I said it and sat down.
"Accepting Gina."
* * * * *
She made me forget the loss. Over the weeks, we be-
came the dearest of friends. Cassandra was married to
a successful financial consultant named Simon, who was
assigned to spend one year in the United States. She
had been suddenly uprooted from her country and found
herself here. Since her husband traveled frequently,
she was alone much of the time, just her and her poetry.
And now, she had me.
We began our relationship at the coffee shops, reading
and critiquing each other's work. Slowly, more per-
sonal topics began to emerge, such as relations with
the men in our lives. She loved her husband very deep-
ly - something else I admired and envied tremendously.
"Simon is such a wonderful husband," she once said. "He
allows me to do my own thing. We got married quite
young, too young I must say. But I am very, very
I told her about Paul, but never Gina. I found myself
so relaxed, so open around Cassandra that I could talk
about anything, everything but my sister's untimely and
clouded death. I was too ashamed to reveal the details
of what really happened that night. Even to Cassandra.
Anything but the secret, the truth.
On the many nights Simon was out of town, we went to
dinner, had a few drinks, and talked for hours.
Cassandra grew to hate Paul and everything he stood
"My dear little Jessica," Cassie would coo. "What an
absolute oaf of a man. My precious angel, you can do
so much better. If you ever come visit us, there are
a few sexy little devils I could introduce you to in
my country." The thought delighted me! Handsome, sexy
devils from a far away place who spoke and sounded as
exotic and mysterious as my Cassandra!
"Besides, was Paul ever really good in bed? Really?"
She smiled. I giggled. Cassie had such a cute, infec-
tious way of saying things. I tried to remember what
it was like. Sex with Paul had been a roller coaster.
Hurried, fumbling, hardly a word spoken in passion. It
was animal lust. I remember longing for sweet words
spoken in whispers, a gentle caress that would've made
the difference. I found myself telling Cassandra all
this. I had never told anyone. Why was I telling her?
"And," I giggled again, "He had a crooked penis." We
burst out laughing. I thought beer was going to come
through my nose.
"There was a crooked man and he had a crooked smile,
had a crooked penis and he walked a crooked mile!" she
began to sing. We laughed and laughed. She was holding
my hand under the table. It felt like high school all
over again.
* * * * *
I had a date! For the first time in eight months, I had
a date! I met Joshua one night, while out having cock-
tails with Cassandra. He was of Syrian descent, with a
smooth, olive complexion and long, dark hair worn in a
sleek ponytail. Joshua was a professional musician.
He taught classical guitar at the local university. A
Greek god. A male muse. For the first time since Paul,
I was attracted to another man.
Excitedly, I went to Casandra's to get dressed. We
drank champagne and I borrowed her sexiest little black
dress. It was made of a clingy fabric that went so
well with our hourglass figures and ripe cleavage.
Cassie and I both shared these attributes, and although
she was a few inches taller than me, the dress fit per-
fectly. We arranged to have him pick me up at her
house. Since I met him in a bar, I was a little
cautious, but Cassandra didn't mind.
So I planned to spend the night there. She had given
me the key, even told me to invite him in and said to
feel free to use the guestroom as "I pleased."
Joshua arrived in all his exotic glory. We were both
flabbergasted. He was wearing dark pants and an
expensive crisp, white shirt with a charcoal tailored
jacket. I winked at her as I left, and she gestured
back. Simon was on a business trip and I hated to
leave her alone.
She would never have thought of coming along with us,
but nonetheless, I felt terrible about leaving her
The evening was exquisite. Joshua proved to be a
charming, cultured, artistic man. We had a romantic
dinner at a quaint Greek restaurant, dancing at a local
jazz club, and sipped on expresso afterwards until the
wee hours of the morning. Our conversation was very
natural. We talked about everything: fascinating
stories of his parent's native homeland, Paul, his
ex-girlfriend, even our views on sex. Joshua was very
open about this topic and I realized he was a very
passionate person. It was starting to intrigue me more
and more. We went on and on, about everything but my
sister, of course. What would he think if he knew?
"So, Jessica, do you have any brothers or sisters?" he
asked politely, but sincerely interested.
"I have one sister, well had." I stopped. I still
wasn't used to speaking in that tense.
"Had?" He look a bit confused, but not pushy.
"Well, she died in a car accident about six months
He never used the worn phrase "I am so sorry." He
simply took it matter-of-factly, as thought it was as
simple as, "She is a senior in high school."
"What was her name?"
"Ah, Gina. A pretty name. Any other siblings?"
His ease at accepting the topic was unexpected and a
welcome relief.
"No, just Gina. She was the only one."
"I am an only child," he casually added. It's just me
and my uncle. My parents were killed in a terrorist
bombing while visiting friends in Beruit, Lebanon."
"Oh, Joshua, I am so sorry . . ." I caught myself. Now
I was doing it.
He never paused. "My uncle is an amazing man. He came
to this country shortly after I was born. He and his
wife, Alla, were taking care of me while my parents
were vacationing. I was ten. They raised me." I sat
speechless. Despite my loss of words, I felt bonded in
ways beyond my comprehension. Losing both your parents
at age ten. Joshua had offered details of his story
but never asked for mine.
He never mentioned Gina again.
At the door, he leaned forward to kiss me good night.
It was light, faint on the lips. His lips were warm,
as warm as the Mediterranean Sea.
"Thank you for a lovely evening," he said.
I must have snapped at that particular moment, because
I leaned forward and began to kiss him hard on his
full, inviting mouth. The fire in his eyes matched the
fire on my lips. He responded eagerly, and I could
feel the passion unleashing rapidly through his hot,
Mediterranean veins.
We kissed for what seemed like an hour. I was well
aware of the familiar longing, aching and desire I had
not experienced in a very long time. The well was no
longer dry.
As he lightly fondled my breasts through my dress, he
whispered something in a very low voice. I was gently
pinned against Cassie's front door. I knew I could've
easily moved if I'd wished. Before I could speak, he
abruptly pulled away. Had I offended him?
He took my hand and stared so deep into my eyes, I felt
he could see the secrets I tried so hard to bury within
"What?" I whispered.
"I want you to know something, before this goes any
further. Let me preface this by saying that I am very
attracted to you, Jessica. I can see a future in this,
if you are willing and interested." I could hear my-
self swallowing.
"But in order to be completely honest with you, there
is something you need to know. We talked a lot about
sexual intimacy tonight and I was so comfortable with
you. You are truly sensuous. I desire you. But, I
have had some experiences that you may or may not be
comfortable with."
I knew what was coming. I felt in it my stomach. My
hands began to shake.
"I have had sex with a man. Several times, the same
man. It was for my girlfriend, a couple's thing,
"Are you gay?" I found myself blurting out a blunt,
rude and forthright question. My voice was like a
"No, I am not a homosexual. I love women. I love men.
But I am not saying it will never happen again, I
enjoyed the experience. I take it you have a problem
with it."
Silence. I was flabbergasted. My Mr.Wonderful, Mr.
Right, was bi-sexual? He was so manly, so handsome, so
. . . how could this be? I felt something else too. My
guilt came flooding back. The half open door, watching
them in the soft glow of the night-light. Knowing what
was happening, feeling aroused. I knew what he was
going to ask.
"You've never been with a woman?"
"Yes, I mean, yes it does bother me, Joshua. And no,
I have never been with a woman."
My answer came more defensively than I expected. I
paused. "I am sorry."
"I am not ashamed of my experiences. If they repulse
you, then we must move on," he said. His big, gorgeous
brown, disappointed eyes stared deep into mine. I felt
angry, confused, and most of all -- guilty. I wanted to
explain it wasn't him - or was it?
"Friends?" He offered his hand. A muscular, brown
hand that I would have loved to have touching the
inside of my thighs at that very moment, bringing me
to the destination I'd desired for so long.
"Friends." I managed to barely whisper.
I took his hand and squeezed it. Then he was gone.
* * * * *
I never intended to wake her.
She walked in on me unexpectedly. I was changing into
my satin nightgown. It had been a gift from Paul. For
some reason, I became aware that she had caught a
glimpse of my naked breasts. It gave me goose bumps.
She was so cool, so relaxed, so beautiful and so brave.
She came and sat on the edge of the bed. Her short,
dark hair was a bit rumpled from sleep, yet still sleek
and shiny. Her complexion glowed without make-up, her
green eyes were alive as lightening on a hot, summer
night. I noticed how naturally feminine and lovely she
was in one of Simon's old cotton shirts. Cassandra.
What a provocative, erotic name, I thought. Cassandra.
She was asking me in her endearing accent about Joshua,
the evening, the details. I couldn't concentrate any-
more. The zombie feeling was taking over. She finally
asked me if I was okay. She was strong. Courageous.
I was a coward.
At first, I told her about Joshua. But it wasn't really
him I wanted to talk about. It was Gina. Joshua had
stirred up something deep with in me. Something he said
reminded me of Gina. My darling, baby sister whose
death - I was convinced - was my fault. The guilt was
overwhelming. I had to confess to someone.
I began to tell her the story, as tears flooded down my
face and into lap. She never flinched. She just sat
there and listened, stroked my hair and held me.
I told her about Joshua and what he had told me. How I
hated myself for being shocked at his bisexuality. I
wasn't a bigot. But somehow what he told me brought it
all back. About Gina and Cindy. About me.
She held me close and whispered it was all right.
* * * * *
It was a stormy night. The Gulf Coast fog was as thick
as molasses. My parents were having a small, elite
dinner party at their home for several important
friends including Paul's parents. Paul and I were
there, putting on our usual act, masquerading as "the
perfect couple," with our polite, witty, and charming
My younger sister, Gina, who was only seventeen, had
invited her best friend over to spend the night. Cindy
was a pretty, delicate girl. They were inseparable.
The party was dull, but Paul was in typical form with
a scotch in one hand, talking about the stock market
and sports, while impressing my parents and everyone
else as usual.
My father, who was a stern, conservative man, had gone
upstairs to check on the girls. They were in Gina's
room watching television. Looking back, I'm not quite
sure why he went up there. Surely a good host would
not abandon his guests so abruptly. Perhaps he sus-
pected what I was certain of?
Suddenly, he came down the stairs and asked to speak to
my mother in private. His face was white as the color
of her fine linen. After a few moments, the yelling
began. My father's protests rang out, loud and furious.
I heard my mother's muffled crying. The guests were
Then the back door slammed and I could hear the sound
of a car speeding down the street. After what seemed
like an eternity later, my mother and father descended
from the stairwell as though nothing had happened. My
father addressed the crowd in his most composed speak-
ing voice.
"I apologize to everyone present. My youngest daughter
needed a little discipline. Please excuse the fuss."
The party continued. Quietly, I slipped upstairs.
Both Gina and Cindy were gone. I figured my father had
punished her for something, and she and Cindy had fled
the house. What could have been so awful?
The hospital phoned about an hour later. The news was
surreal. Both Gina and Cindy had been killed when
their car spun off the highway and into a tree. The
guests left quickly. My mother became hysterical. My
father approached me, tears streaming down his face.
I had never seen him cry before.
"Did you know about this? Did you know your sister was
having sexual relations with her little friend?" The
shock of my father's brutal words were too much to bear.
I had known, watched in silence. It aroused both my
curiosity and sexual desires. I never confronted Gina.
I never told anyone. I just didn't know what to think
or feel about them. Somehow they made me terrified
about my own sexuality. It made me run to a "man's man"
like Paul, as if to reassure myself that I was normal.
I ran upstairs to Gina's room. Surely she was still
there, perhaps just asleep in her bed? This was all a
terrible mistake! Her room looked the same as it
always did. Cotton candy pink walls, Winona Ryder
posters, pictures of her favorite rock bands, school
banners, cute little framed pictures of her and Cindy
holding hands and smiling. Teddy bears and lace pil-
lows, nothing unusual about it.
As I was leaving the room I noticed a small pair of
white lace panties lying on the floor. Cindy's panties?
I was overcome with a feeling of entrapment, confusion,
and frenzied emotions. As my head swirled like a whirl-
wind, I ran down the stairs, tripped down two and
nearly fell. The pain unnoticed, I managed to throw
the heavy wooden front door wide open and run out into
the blinding rain.
I vomited in the azalea bushes as my guts tried to
expel the grief, the shame, and the guilt from my body.
Wrenching violent sobbing seized my body as I fell, a
limp heap onto the muddy ground. My legs were no
longer capable of holding me up.
After a few minutes I heard Paul's voice. He hadn't
left earlier with the other guests. I looked up at
him from my pathetic fetal position in the wet grass.
I wanted so badly for him to hold me, just hold me
until the pain went away, if it ever would. Instead
he spoke with an indifference that shot through my
veins like an icy needle.
"Look, I need to go. I am sorry about your sister."
"What?" I managed to speak. "Now? Paul, I need you.
Don't leave me now, Paul. Please."
His eyes were cold, lifeless, and ashamed. His lips
curled as he said his final heartless words.
"You knew didn't you? You knew your sister was gay. God
what a family! I suppose you will be tempted too. My
Dad always told me it was genetic. It's bad enough if
your girl goes with another man. Imagine what it will
do to me if you end up with another woman. I'll be the
laughing stock of the locker room."
I curled up even more, each word a blow to my heart. I
wept uncontrollably.
"I said I was sorry. But I cannot stay. Goodbye,
Jessica. Goodbye."
"Paul, please . . . please come back. Paul?"
* * * * *
Cassandra spoke gently, comfortingly. She understood
the guilt and fear. She understood my confusion.
"Sex is beautiful, Jessica. It gets ugly if tinged with
guilt. It is to be free and natural. Sexuality is a
preference. Like everything else. If it gives you plea-
sure and happiness, comfort and understanding -- then
you take it with your heart and body, just as you give
these things to your partner."
It had been a long time. I finally felt safe, secure,
and loved. I must have looked awful with swollen,
puffy eyes, tear-streaked face and dry, chapped lips.
I couldn't help but notice that she was erect through
her thin, cotton shirt. I stared at her nipples. They
were a work of art. I was again jealous.
Most of all, I wanted them. In my mouth.
I'm not sure how it started exactly. I was crying, she
was stroking me, holding me. Then I felt her lips on
mine. They were soft, lush, like tiny pillows. She
tenderly kissed my check, my mouth, my neck. Friend-
ship had turned to driving fire -- a burning sexuality
neither of us could harness. Not tonight.
Somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I heard a little
voice begging me to stop. This was Cassandra. My best
friend. She's a woman. Stop. Paul was right!
But I ignored that little voice and I gave in to my
desires, my fantasies. I knew this was natural. So what
if this happens? I liked men, but should that stop me
from liking this?
I knew all along, I had wanted her -- from that first
day in the poetry group. She began to lead, for which
I was grateful. Cassandra touched my breasts in only
the way a woman would know. Not like Joshua and not
like Paul. Her touch was tender, soft, and sensuous
-- and was as wonderfully exciting as anything I have
ever experienced before. Ever. Cassandra, the lovely
There was something I could see in her eyes. She pos-
sessed a mysterious, burning hunger. Indistinguishable,
unnamed, deep within her, a persistent need calling out
to be heard.
Did she genuinely desire me? Did my eyes reflect my
wanting? Does she sense how I feel?
I realized I hadn't had sex for more than six months.
This was more that sex. My pulse began to race. I
wanted to embrace her, to feel her body, to caress her
skin, to encircle her gently and passionately in my
arms. I gazed hungrily, longing to seize her and kiss
her fully on those red lips -- to explore her lips
with mine, to explore her mouth with my tongue.
Then she smiled. I knew it was right. I grinned back,
and she knew I was ready for her. She stood and un-
dressed before me while my eyes took her in. She was
so smooth and soft, so very much like me. Cassandra
reached over and carefully lifted my champagne colored
nightgown. She did it so delicately, as though it
were made of fine bone china. The satin gown I would
never wear again.
She sat next to me on the bed, and I touched her cheek.
Looking into her eyes, I kissed her nose, then her
chin. I moved down and kissed her breastbone. I felt
her shiver as I licked her stomach. As I moved down her
body, my kisses became more passionate, more willing.
I was no longer afraid.
I heard the rhythm of her breathing, soft and fast. I
pulled her close, and her arms surrounded me. We kissed
again, this time more feverishly than ever. Our mouths
were starved for each other. I felt her tongue in my
mouth, and I sucked it gently as I heard her groan.
Then Cassandra took one of my erect nipples into her
moist inviting mouth. I gasped at the sensation. Why
does this feel so good? Her lips were like home for
me, a warm, cozy abode. I wanted more. Cassandra's
hands began to move up my legs, which I could feel
slowly parting as she teased me with her fingers.
I could not believe this was happening. I was making
love to a woman. And it was wonderful, so very
delicious. I found myself whimpering softly. She
seductively ran her warm hand between my legs to
experience my precious secretions. To see if I was
ready. I was. She lightly coaxed my legs wider apart,
and they fell open effortlessly.
Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined a woman going
down on me. Cassandra did so -- willingly, wantonly,
eagerly. Her tongue was more skillful than any man's
had ever been, she seemed more patient, more deter-
mined, more at ease. I could feel her breath lightly
on my blooming garden, now exposed to her, no secrets
held back. No more secrets.
I wanted her inside me, deep inside my body, my heart
and my soul. I wanted her to consume me. It was
different from the desire I felt for a man. Chills of
pleasure racked my body as her tongue found my pearl.
To my vast astonishment and delight, I reached my des-
tination rapidly.
After a while, my breathing calmed, and she gazed at
me and smiled again. I knew what to do, itwas her turn.
I wanted to know. I wanted to know what Gina knew.
I ran my hands up her soft, silky smooth thighs. She
eagerly spread her gorgeous milk white legs wide as I
explored the unknown. It took courage, but I found it.
Her special little spot, her secret treasure, her sex-
ual joy. Cassandra felt as soft as expensive velvet.
It was not frightening or foreign, merely an extension
of myself. She felt just like me.
I briefly thought of all those dreadfully empty nights
when I thought of Paul and touched myself. After my
climax, I always cried. I cried for Paul. Most of
all, I cried for Gina.
I caressed her with every ounce of passion, love and
tenderness I had within me. I caressed her for the
beautiful gift she had given me. I caressed her as
though it were my own. It was. I gently probed her
mouth with my tongue and Cassandra exploded in my hand.
The same tongue that read my work. The same hand that
produced my art. Cassandra in my hands and in my mouth
was a climatic chorus sung in poetry. Poetry in motion.
But most of all, I was at peace with myself.
I had accepted Gina.
* * * * *
It is April. The weather is cooler now, not as harsh.
The one-year anniversary of Gina's death has come and
Cassandra and Simon are moving back home to Tasmania.
Drake and I have an open invitation to visit, one we
plan to take advantage of as soon as we get the money.
Drake is my new lover. He is a wonderful man who loves
me dearly and treats me with more respect than I ever
imagined. Most of all, Drake accepts Gina. No questions
ever asked. He loves her memory as much as I do. We
talk about her every day. We smile and laugh. Gina
would have liked him.
I heard through the grapevine that Paul is getting
married to his much younger secretary.
Cassandra and I kiss each other goodbye. We kiss light-
ly on the lips. Drake and Simon shake hands.
We have our secret. We both love our men with equal
intensity and we love each other. We are friends
forever. Poetry in motion.
* * * * *
"Accepting Gina"
by Jessica Marie Preston
My guardian angel watches over me
From the heavens,
My soul mate, my mentor, my guide.
I feel her presence
Surrounding me like a soft glow,
A misty haze,
She is my light.
I look in the mirror
I see her behind me,
Wings spread wide, ethereal.
I open my hands,
As she reaches for me.
Her touch, a rush
Of unconditional love, courage, acceptance.
I feel her through me
Consuming my soul
A loving force, a flame.
She is with me always,
I am in her hands.


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The room is ready, Valory Irene is waiting. Looking breathtaking in a black netted bodysuit and FM heels, she lays back on her soft bed and runs her hands all over her gorgeous body. Now that you're here, she can begin. She feels her soft, pink pussy, exposed by the open crotch of this sexy outfit. Her large, natural tits are beautiful and she cannot keep her fingers off them.
Valory removes her bodysuit so she can feel her velvety smooth, sweet-smelling skin. Her fingers deftly glide through her fur-covered pussy. Yes, she has kept much of her bush in this video instead of shaving it bald. With her bodysuit off, and totally nude, Valory's tits splay naturally to the sides.
As she pleasures her gorgeous body, Valory reflects on the path that she has followed, from a girl with a routine job living with her family to becoming an international big-bust star. She begins to insert her middle finger into her increasingly wet snatch. Rubbing the inner walls of her pussy, stimulating her… Read More »
Valory removes her bodysuit so she can feel her velvety smooth, sweet-smelling skin. Her fingers deftly glide through her fur-covered pussy. Yes, she has kept much of her bush in this video instead of shaving it bald. With her bodysuit off, and totally nude, Valory's tits splay naturally to the sides.
As she pleasures her gorgeous body, Valory reflects on the path that she has followed, from a girl with a routine job living with her family to becoming an international big-bust star. She begins to insert her middle finger into her increasingly wet snatch. Rubbing the inner walls of her pussy, stimulating her… Read More »
Featuring: Valory Irene
Date: March 29th, 2015
Duration: 14:01
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this is one my favorite videos of this big tit goddess of all time. Her perfect face, her lush cunt with just enough light bush turning me on the way cunt always has, making me drool and long to bury my tongue in it. all that and the tits that always make me cum more than once but today it was beyond that! Thank you Scoreland! More like this!
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I just had one of the greatest experiences of my life with Valory in this video!!!!! Thank you Scoreland!
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May 28
Valory Irene
28:56 Mins.
Upstairs Downstairs & What A Staircase!
Our dear Valory Irene says in her sexy Ukrainian-accented English that she knows you want to see her naked. That said, Valory wants to put on a lingerie party for you first. "I want to tease first." Valory has a good point. Some anticipation and some build-up makes everything better and that includes what girls can do for men who are hot for them. Valory is wearing a brown polka-dot bra and panties combo when she gets off the bed to examine the choices she has to wear for you. She takes off the bra and offers her bare boobs for you to savor, then picks out a flowered, semi-sheer brassiere. She hooks it from the front and then spins the bra around her waist, lifting it to insert her tits into the cups and securing the straps around her shoulders. Looking into the full-length mirror, Valory approves her choice. "And now, I take off my pants." Valory does that slowly and gracefully with a wiggle and a jiggle. "Do you like my ass?" asks Valory, turning her butt to the camera. What a question! Her perfect ass is pale from sunning in her bikini bottoms. She takes the matching flowered panties and slips into them. There could be no better bra and panty model than Valory. Picking up a blue net dress, Valory says that this is what she would wear when she wants to be naughty. And that time is now. Valory slips it on, uses the bedpost as a posing pole and then climbs into bed on her hands and knees. Valory is far from finished with her sexy-wear private modeling. She has much more to show you, more delights to drive you crazy. And that's why Miss Irene was voted 2012 SCORE Model of the Year.
Apr 6
Valory Irene
21:06 Mins.
Sexy Sailor
Valory Irene is looking nautically cute and sexy in her little sailor girl costume. Who would not want to be the captain and float Valory's boat? The slim and stacked beauty, a SCORE Newcomer and Model of the Year contest winner, decides to stay on the terrace and play instead of sailing away and depriving her fans of her sweet self. "I don't know what I like more, her legs or her tits. Decisions, decisions," commented HP. Peter Sweden comments "How I have waited for the return of Valory. She's so very beautiful and graceful. I only hope that you have managed to talk her into staying for a while and to shoot some more thrilling SCORE material." Hopefully Valory will continue to make waves in our playground for a long time to come. If the Boob Cruises had continued, Valory would have made a sensuous sailing mate.
Aug 2
Valory Irene
10:13 Mins.
Model Secretary
Valory Irene steps into the big-boob time machine to become a 1960s-era secretary. Valory's got the hairstyle and the tight secretarial skirt over the garters and the seamed stockings. Who could get any work done? Valory now lives and goes to school in Florida. How lucky can America get? What does Miss Irene like to do in her free time as a Florida local? "Maybe I'll go to a nightclub, but I don't go very often. Maybe I'll go on the beach and get tan and swim and splash water with my friends. It's nice living in Florida, so different than my homeland." "I remember all the trips I took with SCORE and all the beautiful girls. It changed my life. I met Hitomi, Sha Rizel, Sophie Mae, Joana, Lana Ivans, Michelle Bond, Arianna Sinn, Eden and girls from the Dominican Republic; Chica, Kristina Milan. Sometimes I think I dreamt all of it."
Jun 18
Valory Irene
23:50 Mins.
Valory's Florida Vacation
Miami is the city of beautiful girls. The sun, the beaches, the scenery and the glitz attract sexy babes. Although Valory is visiting the Magic City for the first time, she lives in the Sunshine State now and loves it. Valory toured South Beach and other sections of Miami by boat, car and on foot. Beauty attracts beauty. "I live in Florida now and I love being here," Valory says. "It's great people, good weather, a lot of palm trees. You can go on the beach, you can get a tan and simply have fun." Valory tries on different swimsuits, pole dances on our boat as she cruises on Miami's waterways and checks out a deserted beach to have some sexy fun. More voluptuous and stacked than ever before, Valory looks fantastic. America agrees with her. Her fluency in English has greatly improved. She describes her journey since her association with SCORE, an event that changed her life. She's smart, pretty and stacked. Valory has it all. "Here in Florida, people are more relaxed, for sure. More smiley, more friendly, they have more fun. They dress more casually. In Ukraine, women dress up every time. Makeup all the time. Even when they throw out the garbage, they always have makeup on. Here it's not like that. And about men, some American men are too forward, which I don't like. It depends on the person. Some are very nice." It's our dream that many foreign SCORE Girls come to America. Hitomi was one dream girl visitation. It's come true again now with Valory Irene who says, "It's so nice to be in Florida. And I think my breasts have gotten bigger!" A win-win statement if we ever heard one.
Mar 21
05:52 Mins.
Pillow Fight
In this rare video, you'll hear Sha Rizel speak in her native language, translated into English by her lovely new friend Valory Irene. Listening to Sha speak is like listening to music. And then Hitomi walks into Sha and Valory's room. Sha pulls Hitomi to her. Then Valory gets on the bed. A pillow fight begins, most of it captured on video until the photographer beats a hasty retreat, chased by a pillow-packing Sha who kicks him out of the room. What happens in the DR stays in the DR.
Feb 3
Valory Irene
19:17 Mins.
Reflections of Valory
Valory Irene's vintage underwear and 1950s-era cone bra is in sharp contrast to the sunny outdoor setting. And what's Valory doing with a large mirror? "I'd like to have sex under a palm tree, as long as no coconuts fall on my head!" Valory joked. "But I am a romantic. I like when a man surprises me and takes his time to do special things. "I don't think of myself as special. I think all women are special, and any man can make a woman feel special." We don't like to disagree with girls but we know that Valory is more special than special and always will be.
Jul 18
Amy Anderssen
32:02 Mins.
SCORE's Bikini Girls
Tiny tops straining under tits that have been known to bust the strings that try to hold them. Extreme swimsuits under extreme stress. Who can stretch out the tops of bikinis, swimsuits and monokinis like these stacked sirens? SCORE and Voluptuous have enjoyed their share of bikini-clad sun-bunnies. Being located in Florida is a great opportunity for beach and pool photo sessions. The Boob Cruises and Caribbean islands have been a great source for swimsuit action. And we'll happily give the British and European girls their time in the sun too...we'll go to them or fly them to some tropical paradise. SCORE Bikini Girls is a bodacious blend of big-boobed bikini busting babes, an all-star team of titillating, topheavy teasers. Here at SCORE, the girls do swimsuits right. This video is stuffed to the max with super-chested dolls.
Feb 28
05:30 Mins.
Oil For Three
In the first few photos, the SCORE cameramen capture the pool area where Valory, Sha and Hitomi sunbathe. It's a fantastic location, with the sea and the mountains surrounding this modern castle. Some models call it work. Vacation is a better word. The camera swoops in closer and closer to Sha, Hitomi and Valory as they oil up their lovely bodies. They've been sunning European-style without any swimsuit tops so they won't get tan-lines on their boobs and from this elevation, they have total privacy.


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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Marabou Oreo Bar
One of my contacts at Swede Sweets offered to send me this Swedish bar from Marabou which features Oreo cookie pieces.
Marabou is now owned by Kraft/Mondelez, so they can use real Oreo cookies and call them that on the package. I've had quite a few bars over the years that have Oreos in them, as Kraft also owns Cadbury, Toberlone, Terry's and Milka. (Well, I've had the Cadbury and Milka Oreo bars, I'd love to try a Terry's Chocolate Oreo-orange, once they invent that.) The bars that I've had were cream filled bars, that is, they were milk chocolate bars with a palm oil cream center with cookie bits mixed in. This bar is just what you'd think a cookies & chocolate bar should be.
The bar is made with Rainforest Alliance certified cacao, and contains at least 30% cacao. As a European "family chocolate" it also contains whey, which is considered a filler in the US, but then again, the US products with far less cacao mass to be called milk chocolate. Whey is just milk protein, it adds bulk without sweetness or extra fat, so as additives go, it's not detrimental, though it can make the texture a bit more gummy.
It's a big bar, at 185 grams, which is 6.53 ounces ... about twice the size of the usual large tablet bar.
The look of the bar is good, it's large, so it was broken in a couple of places, but along the segmentation lines. The bar isn't particularly thick, which means that the inclusions weren't going to be very dense.
The segments aren't quite square, they're about 1 inch on the longest side. There really aren't that many big pieces of cookies, but a bit of cookie crumb/grit to the whole bar. Marabou chocolate is quite milky, though some of it's flavor has that powdered milk note to it, but it's also marked by some good notes of malt and a generic sweetness.
The cookie bits are good, less sweet than the overall milk chocolate. The bits aren't numerous enough for me, which led to a moreish quality that kept me eating it ... hoping I'd stumble upon the piece where all the cookies were.
I think a single serve, thicker bar, might mean better proportions if they continue with this. The Hershey's density of cookie bits in their Cookies N Creme bars is a good target (it's easy to see how much is in there because it's a white confection with dark cookie bits). I wouldn't pay the premium to import this if I were ordering on the internet, but if I stumbled upon this in an airport, in a regular size, I might pick it up again.
As near as I can figure, this bar contains milk, soy and wheat (but your Google Translate experience will vary, as will your ability to find the umlaut key). There's no statement about peanuts or tree nuts.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:41 pm Candy • Review • Kraft/Mondelez • Marabou • Chocolate • Cookie • Ethically Sourced • Mockolate • 6-Tempting • Sweden •
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Eat with Your Eyes: Polly
Sockerbit, the Swedish candy shop in New York City, finally opened a West Coast store ... and it's walking distance from my office.
The past couple of times I've been over there, I've picked up a scoop of Polly. They're little nougat nuggets dipped in chocolate. They're cute, kind of like Milk Duds in the consistency of the chew but with a rum note to them. Here's my original review of selections I picked up in the New York City store.
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Marabou Black Saltlakritz Milk Chocolate
I knew from the first time I heard about this bar from Sweden that it was not for licorice haters. It's called Marabou Black Saltakrits. It's described (in English!) on the front as Milk chocolate with pieces of salty licorice.
When Swedes say salty licorice, they don't mean sodium chloride, like the regular sea salt or table salt. They mean ammonium chloride which has a distinctly more metallic flavor profile and can give the licorice an ammonia note at times.
It's marked as a king sized bar, and in Sweden that means 7.76 ounces ... they're a unitary parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy, so they have a slightly more generous meaning for king-sized candy bars than we do here in our federal presidential representative democracy under constitutional republic.
This very big bar is about 8 inches long and 3 inches wide. As it traveled quite a distance to me (from its origin in Sweden to Kristian in Germany who packaged it up and sent it to the far side of North America) it was broken in several places, so photographing the whole was not very attractive.
Marabou is owned by Mondelez (Kraft) and this particular bar uses Rainforest Alliance certified cacao (30%). It doesn't say anything else about the sourcing of the milk products or sugar. The bar contains soy and milk and may also have traces of almonds, other nuts and wheat.
The bar smells great, like sweet creme brulee and a hint of anise. The licorice was not at all what I was expecting. The bits are little little toffee shards, they're crunchy, not chewy. There's no molasses, so it's a much more pungent licorice flavor than a mixed sort of Australian or American chewy flour-based licorice. If you're familiar with cinder toffee or sponge candy, which has a note of sodium bicarbonate in it, you might find this familiar, too. The licorice has a sharp note that's rather salty but sometimes taste more acidic. It's sharp and sweet but overall pleasant in small bits, but large pieces are off-putting. The creamy and ordinary chocolate is great as a background, it balances it all out, though offers nothing in the way of actual cocoa flavors. It's quite milky, which is also fine.
A few bites, and I like it. But more than a square and I definitely start getting an overabundance of the ammonia going and have to give it a rest. This is something I absolutely do not need a king sized bar of, I simple little one or two ounces would have sufficed. Still, it's one of the best salted licorices I've had - I liked the crispy texture and quick dissolve.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:21 pm Candy • Review • Kraft/Mondelez • Marabou • Chocolate • Ethically Sourced • Licorice Candy • 6-Tempting • Sweden •
Friday, December 27, 2013
Malaco Pastellfiskar (Swedish Fish)
A favorite candy in the United States are the Swedish Fish. Today they're made by Cadbury Adams in Canada. Though they come in multiple flavors, the favorite is the red lingonberry flavored fish with the word Swedish embossed on the side.
The original, however, is still made in Sweden by the Malaco company under the name of Malaco Pastellfiskar. (Malaco is now owned by the Cloetta company, which also makes Fazer chocolates.) They're actually quite different from the North American variety.
They do come in four flavors: lemon, orange, pear and berry. They are also a winegum-style of jelly candy, not a gummi. The Swedish version has a different texture and recipe. This assortment was sent to me by Swede Sweets, but I've also seen them for sale at Sugarfina and Sockerbit.
The fish are thick and fresh, soft but a little stiffer chew than the Cadbury Adams version. The texture is more like Dots. They're a smooth chew with a vibrant flavor profile but they do stick in the teeth.
Yellow is Lemon has a wonderful note of the lemon rind along with a sort of marmalade or honey syrup note to the lemon juice flavors.
Orange is Orange and quite zesty. It's tangy and juicy but mostly it's truly like a fresh peeled orange.
Green may be Pear or Green Apple, though I thought it tasted a lot like pineapple, but green wouldn't make much sense for that. It's tangy and floral and sweet, it was actually my favorite of the assortment. (Which is weird because I'm not much of a fan of pear or apple flavored things.)
Red is the famous Swedish Berry or Lingonberry. It's great to taste this without the distraction of the artificial colors in the North American version. This is a little more tart, a little more fragrant. The berry flavor is the same though, that strange blueberry meets pomegranate meets black currant that is the profile of Lingonberry. It's great and has a well deserved reputation.
The only thing I don't like about these is the fact that they stick so much to my teeth. The little nuggets just get stuck in between all of my molars. I found eating some crunchy crackers between helped and then some hot tea. (I suppose actually brushing my teeth would help as well.) They're worth seeking out, especially if you've been looking for a version without artificial colors.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:26 am All Natural • Candy • Review • Cloetta • Jelly Candy • 7-Worth It • Sweden •
Friday, December 13, 2013
Marabou Noblesse Crisps: Original, Dark & Orange
The Marabou Noblesse Crisps are chocolate thins made in Sweden. They come in four varieties, I have three of them to try: Original, Dark and Orange.
Though I've never seen Noblesse before, the concept is pretty simple. They're thin disks of chocolate, about two inches around and really wafery. They have a little bit of crunch to them, thanks to some corn flakes. While I might have thought these were copycats of the Belgian Thins I'm seeing everywhere now, the Noblesse version has been around (if Google translate is accurate in this article about the package redesign two years ago) since 1964.
The boxes are simple, though not quite as enticing as some others I've seen at this price point. Here in the States these retail for about $6 to $9 for just 5.3 ounces. However, Marabou is working on sustainable sourcing for their chocolate and have the Rainforest Alliance logo on the front with at least 30% of their cacao content from certified sources.
I got my packages from Swede Sweets, which sent me a large selection of candy to sample.
The disks are stacked in four slots in the box, they're easy to take out and portion (though I'm unsure how much a portion actually is, as the nutrition panel gives me the option of eating 3.5 ounces (100 grams) or the whole box, but not a normal amount, which I'll guess is one stack or 1.33 ounces.
At about eight thins, it seems like a lot of candy.
The Noblesse Original Crisp comes in light red box and features milk chocolate. The Marabou milk chocolate ingredient list includes milk whey, which is not permitted in products labeled chocolate in the US, though it doesn't bother me that much. The cacao content is 36%, which is a fairly robust milk chocolate. The flavor, however, isn't terribly deep or complex. It's sweet and milky with the little corn flake bits giving it more of a chew than a crunch.
The Noblesse Mork Choklad Crisp (Dark Chocolate Crisp) is very appealing. At only 48% cacao content, it's not challenging, more comforting than anything else. The flavor is a bit thin, but the texture is nice with a strong coffee note to the whole thing. I finished this box first and if I were to seek these out, this is the option I would go for.
The Noblesse Apelsin Crisp (Orange Crisp) is also the same 36% milk chocolate with a strong orange oil note. This cut the sweetness for me substantially, but it's a lot of orange. It's even a bit salty, though the listing only says 100 mg per 100 grams of candy.
They're a lot easier to serve from the package than the Belgian Crisps (also found at Trader Joe's in a house brand). They'd be a nice hostess gift and something fun to serve to guests with coffee, tea and cookies around the holidays.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:22 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Kraft/Mondelez • Marabou • Chocolate • Cookie • Ethically Sourced • 7-Worth It • Sweden •
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Sockerbit Swedish Candy Selections
While in New York City I picked up a huge selection of candy from Sockerbit, a Swedish candy shop. Nearly all of their products are found in their bulk bins, for the standard price of $13 a pound.
The candies, most from Sweden, are made without artificial colors. You can buy from Sockerbit's website but their best selection is in their store.
The candies are fresh and well marked in their bins. I made three different bags for myself. One was wrapped candies (not pictured), an array of fudge & chocolate items and the third mix was for marshmallow and fruity candies. I purchased about a pound total and as you can see from this posting, sampled a huge variety of candy styles and flavors.
Romrussin Fudge - say it out loud and it's obvious that this is rum raisin fudge. Even though the pieces seem a bit dry and hard, they're not at all once I bit into one. The rum note is light, like a butterscotch sort of flavor. The raisins are tangy and sweet and pretty chewy.
Fudge Duo is a stack of vanilla fudge and chocolate fudge. It's a bit drier than the romrussin. The chocolate is mild, the vanilla is quite sweet and has a light toffee note. The texture is smooth, without the heavy buttered grain of some styles of fudge (which I rather like). This was a bit sweet for me and I think I would have to either limit myself to one piece or eat it with something like dark chocolate, nuts or strong coffee.
Licorice Fudge is quite black and rather formidable. The flavor profile is well done. It's not as sweet as the other fudges and according to the ingredients list I found online, it has 2.3% licorice powder in it. Like the other candies sold at Sockerbit, there are no artificial colorings, in this case the licorice is made black by the use of carbon black (E153 - which may have animal origins, my vegetarian friends). It's unusual to find this licorice product here, because E153 is not approved in the US.
Overall, the fudge was dry. I'm not a huge fudge person in the first place, but the thing I like best about it is the buttery, grainy texture of fresh fudge.
Polly are little nougat nuggets covered in milk or dark chocolate. A little larger than a Milk Dud, they're quite a tasty morsel, something I would want to buy again. They're a little egg-noggy, maybe a rum flavoring to them. They're chewy, like a stiff nougat but there's no sugary grain to them (kind of like a tacky marshmallow). The dark chocolate version has a decent semi-sweet coating on it, it's not that rich but passable for something that's more of a family candy. The milk chocolate is actually a bit better, with strong dairy tastes and possibly this is the only one that has the rum notes to it.
Nougat with Almonds - it's a bit dry, though not at all sticky. They're airy pieces, kind of a cross between marshmallow and the Italian torrone. There's no essence to it, no amaretto or orange notes. It's a clean flavor and easy to eat. I wouldn't mind them coated in chocolate as well. The nougat works better as a "dry" candy compared to the fudge and I'd be happy to eat more if I found it.
The final item, and one of the other amazing finds is Punsch Punsch. They're similar to the Polly, in that they're little rummy nuggets covered in chocolate.
The center is a fudge-like sweet paste with a light rum and possibly raisin flavor. It's covered in semi-sweet chocolate and some cute little nonpareils for garnish. I didn't like them quite as much as the Polly, they're not quite as poppable. They're a bit sweeter and the rum more pronounced ... maybe it needed a bit more of a creamy butter component for me.
Starting small, there are a few jelly berries in there called Skogsbär. There were three different colors, each a little different. The Swedish berry flavor is mild but smooth. The classic raspberries were jammy but still not very intense. When I first bought them they were smooth but after sitting in the paper bag they got a little harder and grainier.
Marshmallow Selection
I always enjoy banana marshmallows. The frothy texture of marshmallow goes well with banana flavoring. In the case of the banana marshmallows from Sweden, don't get these confused with the American Marbits known as Circus Peanuts. The texture is far smoother and the flavor, though probably artificial is not caustic. There's even a little tartness to it.
The second banana is called Banana Bubs, they're half yellow banana flavor and the other half a mild caramel flavor. They're foamy and soft, chewy and less tart than the bananas.
The large pink disk says Franssons on it. It's strawberry flavored, soft and has a great berry flavor to it. The smooth dissolve of the marshmallow gives it a creamy texture without any actual fat. It's a few bites, so it ends up being a lot of candy in one piece. Refreshing.
Skumsvampar are the little hat shapes came in two different flavors. The pink ones are the lingonberry flavor, they're more sweet without that round tart note that the disk had. The tan ones are cola, they're very mild but have a good caramel and light spice note to them.
Elephant Feet Licorice is the only licorice I picked up while I was there, though they had quite a bit. These are a pleasant variety. The base is foamy and has a light caramel flavor to it. The black licorice layer is a gummi with a mild anise note to it. They're easy to eat with an almost creamy flavor to it, like the crema on an espresso.
Ferrari - Berry and Cola - they're just race cars in different flavors. I picked out the berry and cola ones, which came in separate bins.
The Red Car is Swedish berry flavor, whatever the Swedish Fish flavor is, probably something like the lingonberry version of Jolly Rancher green apple. But it wasn't exactly a flavor retread, it was different. It was much strong, much more floral, the the point where I noticed an overwhelming note of violet in my candy bag only to find it was this single red car that was causing it. It's a good flavor, but very ultimately very different from the masculine berry I was expecting.
Cola Car is spicy and bold, with a sharp tartness to it. These got stale more quickly than some of the other pieces I picked out.
The Malaco Gummi Cola Bottles were tangy and sharp, but not quite as spicy or as vibrant as I would have liked. However, the texture was quite nice, a little tougher and less sticky than Swedish Fish. I would eat these ... I might even prefer them over Haribo Gummi Cola Bottles.
Euca Menthol Gummidrops might be Dutch. They're domed and big and covered with granulated sugar. They're very firm and a bit tough if you like to eat your gummis in several bites.
The flavor is not straight menthol or mint. It's more like a berry flavor, maybe lingonberry with a menthol kick to it. There's a light tartness to it as well. They're odd. I was expecting them to be a straight sort of gummi mint cough drop (smaller gummi eucalyptus drops are popular in South America), but they're simply different from that. I can't decide if I like them. They're soothing and invigorating ... but I wouldn't call them tasty. It's like mixing Sleepytime tea with Red Zinger.
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Dumle are individually wrapped chocolate covered toffee pieces. The toffee style is really a caramel. It's quite soft, but not oozy like Cadbury's. It has a light, cereal flavor that reminds me of graham crackers, maybe even with a hint of coconut and cinnamon. I also tried the purple wrapped liquorice variety. Instead of being a goofy over-colored black inside, it looked just the like other toffee version. The licorice flavor is mild and earthy.
Hem-kola are little squares of firm hazelnut caramel. They're kind of like a rich Now & Later. The hazelnut is more of a flavor, there's no crushed nuts in there. It's sweet and becomes a little grainy towards the end. They reminded me a lot of the caramel style of Sugar Babies.
Rollo are like Sugar Daddy, a tough caramel. It's creamy and has a strong dairy flavor, more than a hint of salt and a smooth texture.
Tom's Guld Karamel are good, like a Storck Chocolate Riesen. The caramel (toffee) center is smooth, salty but not chocolate flavored on its own. The chocolate coating though is rather dark and bitter.
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Whenever I'm in New York, I will definitely make this a stop. I know that the inventory changes as well, so not all of these candies may be available right now. (Here's a review of my recent New York City candy shopping spree.)
I give the Polly an 8 out of 10, the Banana marshmallows, Cola candies and Elephant Feet a 7 out of 10 and everything else a 6 out of 10.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Kraft Daim
The Daim bar is a popular crunchy toffee bar covered in chocolate that originated in Sweden.
According to Wikipedia, the development tale is rather curious. Marabou, the preeminent Swedish chocolate company, approached Heath Bar back in the early 1950s for permission to license the Heath name and recipe to be produced for the Swedish/Norwegian marketplace. Heath said they couldn't but did furnish the basic recipe so Marabou created the Daim Bar. The Daim went on to become quite a sensation, so much so that Hershey's decided it needed its own crunchy toffee bar and copied the Daim in the US and called it Skor (along with the tag line of "The Taste of Sweden" in their launch advertising). The funniest part of the whole thing about Hershey's marketing a copy of a Swedish candy that was a copy of an American candy was that Hershey's ended up buying Heath Bar when they acquired Leaf Candy Company in 1996.
Marabou, in turn, was bought out by Kraft back in 1993 which distributes the Marabou chocolate products around the world. The easiest place to find Daim bars is at IKEA.
The bar does look a lot like the American Skor. It's a smallish bar, flat and with a crisp buttery toffee center with a few bits of almonds in there. The milk chocolate coating is a little thicker on top with some attractive swirls and waves.
At only 28 grams (about .99 ounces) it's a small bar but provides a lot of crunch.
I've bought this bar at least three different times for review on Candy Blog and each time I've managed to eat it before reviewing. (The photos here are from a 2008 episode where at least the bar made it into the studio for documentation.)
While I was in Europe I was pleased to see Daim widely available. Not only does it come in the familiar bar format, the toffee chips are also used in other co-branded confections, like a version of the Milka Bar (Jim's Chocolate Mission has a review)
Since I knew I could find another bar in the States if I wanted it, I picked up this 100 gram (3.5 ounce) bag of Daim. The package says nothing else on the front - no description, no brand name ... just Daim. Not even the fact that this is not a bar but little chocolate covered nuggets. I guess the picture on the front says it all. My guess is since Daim is available in so many countries, it's just confusing to say things, why not show them? The back of the package features micro-printing to accommodate at least 8 different language versions of the ingredients and still no actual name of the product. So I'm going to call these Daim Nuggets.
The little pieces are actually better, in my opinion, than the bar. I loved them. The chocolate is certainly not of excellent quality but good enough for this purpose. It's milky and sweet and just creamy enough. It seals in the crunchy pieces of toffee to keep them from getting sticky and syrupy.
The toffee has a light burnt taste to it, plenty of milk and a touch of salt. It's crunchy and every once in a while I think I got a little bit of an almond. The toffee is cooked to perfection - it's crunchy but not too hard (having small pieces helps) and also doesn't get tacky or stick to my teeth in large clumps.
I bet this is great on ice cream or added to cookies, of course it would need to come in larger bags, because this one is empty.
Other Daim reviews: Chocablog, Jim's Chocolate Mission and Candy Addict.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Cloetta Kex Choklad
Sweden's best selling confectionery product is available at Ikea stores around the world: Cloetta Kex Choklad.
Kex was introduced in 1921 as Five O'clock but was renamed Kex around 1941. Kex, in Swedish, means simply biscuit (or cookie to Americans). The Kex line from Cloetta is pretty extensive with all sorts of chocolate covered cookies and biscuits. But the chocolate covered waffle crisps are by far the most popular. Even the regular Kex comes in a few variations, currently it's available in milk chocolate, dark chocolate and a summer raspberry version.
The reach of this bar must be pretty wide, there are 18 translations of the ingredients on the back of the package. (Probably more of a testament to Ikea than Cloetta.)
The bar is a nice size, 13 grams (.46 ounces). They're flat and thin, about 2 1/3" long and 1 1/4" wide. So it's like a snack size version in the bag. The ingredients say that it's a chocolate flavored coating, but as far as mockolate goes, it has real cocoa butter just an additional bit of vegetable oils (palm and/or shea nut oil).
They smell milky, again, the ingredients say that milk is the second ingredient in the chocolate flavored coating. The wafers are light, airy, very dry and crispy. They filling between them is hardly noticeable. There's a light malt note to the bar and a strong dairy component. The cocoa is barely discernible as a flavor but the texture of the coating is creamy and smooth. Since the cookie is front and center and the coating is really just there to contain it all, it's more like a cookie than a candy.
They're mildly addictive. I held back five for review and shared the rest with coworkers and found that I ate my five without realizing it. However, I didn't find them wholly satisfying. The chocolate wasn't chocolatey enough, which I guess is why I kept eating. (Clever!) The Tunnock's (yesterday) was a bit more filling but still not quite what I wanted either. (Yes, it's the Q.bel bars that I crave at this point.) But I see why these are so popular in Sweden and at Ikea.
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In 2017, with Finland celebrating 100 years as an independent nation, a special dinner is taking place, and anyone, anywhere in the world, can participate. The big din-din, nicknamed Finnish Your Dinner, happens the weekend of August 25 to 27. August 26 is exactly 100 days before Finland's 100th Independence Day (December 6).
Finnish Your Dinner is modelled on Dinner Under the Sky, an annual summer event held in Helsinki (June 12 in 2017), except that this August the festivities are extended to everywhere the sky is visible. (Full disclosure: Finnish Your Dinner is produced by the same people who do Dinner Under the Sky, participatory city culture organization Yhteismaa, along with the City of Helsinki, the Elo Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Food Culture and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.) Finnish Your Dinner also has similarities to Restaurant Day, a wildly successful Finnish creation that encourages people to open their own pop-up restaurants for a day, posting their locations online.
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Restaurant Bucket List by Foodie Registry
Foodie Registry (http://www.foodieregistry.com) is an online store and wedding registry for upscale restaurant gift certificates. Just like Macy's is a store that sells things, and also has a wedding registry to let people register for those things, we're a store for restaurant gift certificates, and we have a wedding registry to let people register for them.
We are building a Facebook app called "Restaurant Bucket List" that lets people create a list of upscale restaurants they want to go to (hence "bucket list", a list of things you want to do before you die), and a list of restaurants they have been to, lets them share with their friends, and finally lets friends buy gift certificates by linking the app to our site.
The app is being built now and we want sharp and distinct branding, via the logo (and header bar) to help enhance the app and position it the same way we position Foodie Registry (upscale, chic, fun, urban), and also most importantly, to make it clear the app is part of Foodie Registry.
Our site was designed with a lot of dark colors to evoke the feeling of a sexy night out on the town. We position ourselves as a chic, luxury service used by modern, stylish city dwellers, and want our app to reinforce that.
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The idea is that this person has, in their head, names of restaurants in their town that are "on their list" to go to at some point. By putting that list into an app not only will we provide value by letting them learn more about their friends and find places they all want to go together, but it also clues their friends/family to where they might like a gift certificate to as a birthday/holiday gift. It's our way of letting people create a "wish list" or birthday registry without it actually being one, since people don't usually make those for birthdays or holidays the way they do for weddings. they are also able to indicate restaurants they have been to and write a mini-review.
The app is being built and has a placeholder logo/header in place, see here: http://apps.facebook.com/resturantbucketlist/ Feel free to click through and see the structure and feel of the app. It's not done from a coding standpoint, but the UI is more or less set. On the first page of the app the header just has RBL logo, but when you click through you see a variation that has the logo on the left side and a square cutout of the Foodie Registry logo. What I'm looking for is (a) a logo image (app will be called "Restaurant Bucket List" unless you have a better idea!), and (b) this header to be redone, with the logo you design and incorporating the Foodie Registry logo (attached), possibly some sort of tagline for the app, and a way to show it's powered by Foodie Registry. We do want to keep relatively the same color scheme so that it meshes with FoodieRegistry.com well, but you have creative license. Just note white background in app will remain, different from black background on our site. I know this contest is for a logo only, but I'm hoping the fact that the winning design will be on an actual Facebook app that will be launched in the next couple months and backed by a successful e-commerce co, will be enough to convince you. If you want to submit logo only to begin it's fine as long as there is agreement you will design header if you are selected as a finalist.
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Rob Halford Answers Questions About Judas Priest's Next Album, Their Current Tour and How Much His Coats Weigh
Rob Halford of Judas Priest was kind enough to phone us up for an interview recently, and despite all the talk about the band's current trek being the last major Priest tour, it's obvious from the energy and passion the singer spoke with about their future plans that the "Metal Gods" aren't going away anytime soon.
Thank goodness too, because we recently checked out the tour and it would be a crime for them to quit now. We asked Halford about what keeps him going at such a remarkable pace, the legendary band's recent dalliance with televised singing competitions and exactly what the future does hold for Judas Priest. Oh, and I'm a nerd, so I asked him about his leather jackets:
I just saw you a few months ago with the Halford band, now you're back with Priest, you like to keep busy!
Well, I think that's the essence of what being a real musician is about, to keep making rock and roll. That's something that all of us in Judas Priest have been doing one way or another for close to forty years now. The passion's still there, the fire still burns below, as they say, and that's definitely the case with Priest.
So this tour's going to take listeners through the band's entire history, right?
I think the great thing about this tour is that it's really a "Judas Priest 101″ moment, to a great extent. You are literally listening to and seeing the bulk of our life, in a show that lasts for about two hours and twenty minutes. We're covering everything from the first release that we made, 'Rocka Rolla' in '73, to (2008′s) 'Nostradamus.' The significant moments, not everything — otherwise we'd be on stage for a month. It's a good time to reflect, celebrate, to think about all of your Priest memories. And hopefully, to think about the future, because this is NOT the end of Priest, we will still be working. We'll be doing limited live shows, but the recorded side of what we do will stay strong.
Will I have to live somewhere besides Ohio to see you from now on?
(Laughs) Like most parts of America, Ohio is very important to Priest. There's always been a strong attraction to the state, just because of this kind of linkage to the Midlands where we're from. There are very similar kinds of tendencies in the infrastructure and the culture, the blue collar type of background. I'm sure we'll be coming back to Ohio in the future.
Your recent 'The Chosen Few' collection, chosen by your peers, was a clever idea…
Isn't it great, yeah? I suppose it's one of those "can't see the wood for the trees" things; why didn't we think about this before? All of our friends — Steve Vai, Ozzy, Joe Elliot, Corey from Slipknot, James and Lars — we all listen to music when we're on the road. We've got our earphones jammed in and we're listening to other bands. So these are the tracks that all of our fellow cohorts in rock and roll are checking out these days, their favorite Judas Priest tracks.
Is there one you would have added?
I suppose the reality is we've written close to 300 songs in our career. If you look at it in that respect, it's a lot of music. But I think these are the ones that have become significant, whether it's "The Sentinel' or 'Grinder,' 'Dissident Aggressor,' they're all strong tracks. If you laid all the Judas Priest tracks out in front of you, you probably couldn't help but think, "you know, maybe if there's a 'Chosen Few, Part Two,'" this and that track might be included. But this is a fun release, with some nice comments from our friends who have picked these tracks.
(Author's choice: 'Freewheel Burning')
That's quite a bill you've assembled on this tour, with Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy
It's always difficult to find a balance, not only for Judas Priest, but for any band that has a legacy such as ours. First of all, you've got these rabid fans that are there to see only you. Then, of course, you want to mix it up, make sure that everybody gets a great night of metal. So we think that this lineup is just as unusual and expressive and widespread as some of the other tours that we've made. We've known Zakk forever, he's got a great band, really good hard rock and roll band. And, then of course, the boys from Thin Lizzy, with all of their classics, 'Jailbreak,' 'Boys are Back in Town' and on and on and on.
Is it true you've got a bunch of songs done for your next album?
We do, yeah! Glenn (guitarist Tipton) and I started to write in the early part of January this year. We just went to it from the heart really, there was no specific agenda or idea, as opposed to what we had to do with 'Nostradamus,' which was very focused and a real anchor of a project. This one has just been some straight forward, classic British heavy metal. Some of it feels a bit like 'Painkiller,' some of it feels like 'Sad Wings of Destiny,' some like 'British Steel.' We didn't do much research, we didn't bother checking some of our previous releases, we didn't do any homework, we just sat down and played, you know? Glenn came up with riffs and I came up with vocal melodies. There was no outside influence or interference in the writing sessions. We just started the day, plugged in some amps, got the mic up and made the metal that way. It's a very pure record, in that respect.
Were you surprised the response to your 'American Idol' appearance was so positive?
Nothing surprises us now. That's not to slight the importance of 'American Idol.' I think what I'm trying to say, it's just that, when you've been in and seen and done as much as we have in Judas Priest, and we say that with tremendous gratitude, not with cynicism… you know. It was really special to be invited to that great show — and we call it a great show, because the essence of it is really important — it's just a nice, big strong way to introduce new vocal talent to America. To be there for James Durbin and to be there for heavy metal, in 30 million plus American homes that night, was tremendously exciting. Whatever we do, there may have been some people who said "Aww, why is my Priest on that chump show 'American Idol?" Well, it ain't a chump show, it's a very important music show, and for the first time ever, heavy metal was in the mix.
Hopefully some young, impressionable kids were watching..
Well, yeah, that's exactly why we jumped in with both feet! James is spreading the message, James is hard-core metal maniac. This is a great way for a lot of people who didn't know about metal to see Priest and see this new talent James rocking out and delivering the goods.
You recently did a 30th anniversary 'British Steel' Tour. Any such plans next year for 'Screaming for Vengeance?'
The thing is, of course, there was a period where Priest was literally making a brand new record every year — I don't know how we did that! It was amazing. We'd come off a big world tour, catch our breath and go straight into the studio and keep, you know, making new music, that's how it was in those days. So now, it seems like anniversary after anniversary is coming up. In all honesty, we would love do it. But (laughs) in practical real world, it's not possible. That's not to say we might not do something like that in the future, but 'British Steel' was very important for Judas Priest, and probably for heavy metal to an extent. There were songs on that record that crossed over and went into people's lives through rock and roll radio for the first time ever.
OK I saved the dumbest question for last – don't you sweat your ass off in those coats? They seem to get heavier and more ornate every tour!
Yeah, I do. We all do. You know, you just do what you do, you don't even think about it. By the time you're about 3/4 of the way through the set, it's a tremendous challenge to go through it all, but you don't think about it. You really don't. It's part of the excitement, history and tradition that is Judas Priest. We've always gone out there with 100% in our hearts. We want to give our fans the best show that we can give, because the fans have given us this life. So yeah.. whatever it takes man, Priest will be out there playing and laying down the slabs of metal and giving everyone the time of their lives!


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