Candy to bring to UK family?
Jul 8th, 2016, 08:13 AM
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<<Please be serious. We're talking about walking in the front door with packages--"Hi! These are for little Hermione and Beowulf!"--not sneaking up to them on the playground and going "Psst, kid, want some candy?">>
Doesn't matter. You're putting the parents on the spot if they don't want their kids eating candy and you've just presented it to them.
Doesn't matter. You're putting the parents on the spot if they don't want their kids eating candy and you've just presented it to them.
Jul 8th, 2016, 08:26 AM
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Not if you're giving the candy to the parents and saying I brought these for little Hermione and Beowulf. Then it's up to the parents to pass it along.
Unless I specifically know otherwise, I'd bring candy for the kids. If there's an absolutely no candy rule in the house, I feel sorry for those kids anyway.
Unless I specifically know otherwise, I'd bring candy for the kids. If there's an absolutely no candy rule in the house, I feel sorry for those kids anyway.
Jul 8th, 2016, 12:31 PM
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<i>and, of course, all illegal</i>
Yes but I was in Germany at the time.
<i>Unless I specifically know otherwise, I'd bring candy for the kids. If there's an absolutely no candy rule in the house, I feel sorry for those kids anyway.</i>
Aye.
Yes but I was in Germany at the time.
<i>Unless I specifically know otherwise, I'd bring candy for the kids. If there's an absolutely no candy rule in the house, I feel sorry for those kids anyway.</i>
Aye.
Jul 8th, 2016, 12:45 PM
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Wow.. I agree with Suze on something..
its considered polite here to ask parents privately before you offer candy to their children..
I DO know parents who do not let their kids have candy or soda.. not sure why that is so shocking and can only assume some of you are stuck in the 80s.. my friends kids eat kale and sushi and get coconut water for a treat..
I raised my kids in the 90s and did allow treats.. but my kids generation is most definitely different.. at least where I live.. they want their kids to eat healthy and give them treats.. but not junk treats..
My own step son.. he is now almost 11,.. when I met him he had just turned five and he had never had candy from a store.. his mom was/is big into healthy foods.. he got homemade fruit leathers.. coconut peanut butter balls etc.. all homemade..
We met friends from UK in Paris last month.. they brought their 4 yr old.. we gave him LEGO.. everyone happy.
I get that candy isn't a crime.. but I think its respectful to check with parents on their position on it. if you know them well .. then you likely know that. if you don't know them well.... ask.. or err on side of a toy or something for the whole family .. Maple syrup is at least a natural sweetner and even health wise parents may allow it. .plus its very Canadian!
its considered polite here to ask parents privately before you offer candy to their children..
I DO know parents who do not let their kids have candy or soda.. not sure why that is so shocking and can only assume some of you are stuck in the 80s.. my friends kids eat kale and sushi and get coconut water for a treat..
I raised my kids in the 90s and did allow treats.. but my kids generation is most definitely different.. at least where I live.. they want their kids to eat healthy and give them treats.. but not junk treats..
My own step son.. he is now almost 11,.. when I met him he had just turned five and he had never had candy from a store.. his mom was/is big into healthy foods.. he got homemade fruit leathers.. coconut peanut butter balls etc.. all homemade..
We met friends from UK in Paris last month.. they brought their 4 yr old.. we gave him LEGO.. everyone happy.
I get that candy isn't a crime.. but I think its respectful to check with parents on their position on it. if you know them well .. then you likely know that. if you don't know them well.... ask.. or err on side of a toy or something for the whole family .. Maple syrup is at least a natural sweetner and even health wise parents may allow it. .plus its very Canadian!
Jul 8th, 2016, 01:03 PM
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"my friends kids eat kale and sushi and get coconut water for a treat.. "
Why does it have to be one or the other? All the kids I know (living now, not in the 80s) eat healthy foods, including kale and sushi. (Well, to be honest, coconut water seems like a pretty sad excuse for a treat.) But they still enjoy the occasional treat of candy or ice cream. Not to allow kids any candy or sweets at all seems so strict and overly-cautious. I can't imagine taking a kid out to a picnic or a ballgame or something and giving them coconut water for a treat.
A little occasional junk food (along with an otherwise healthy diet) is not likely to ruin a kid's health.
Why does it have to be one or the other? All the kids I know (living now, not in the 80s) eat healthy foods, including kale and sushi. (Well, to be honest, coconut water seems like a pretty sad excuse for a treat.) But they still enjoy the occasional treat of candy or ice cream. Not to allow kids any candy or sweets at all seems so strict and overly-cautious. I can't imagine taking a kid out to a picnic or a ballgame or something and giving them coconut water for a treat.
A little occasional junk food (along with an otherwise healthy diet) is not likely to ruin a kid's health.
Jul 8th, 2016, 01:14 PM
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ha ha. so funny.. my daughter loves coconut water.. shes not a child anymore but she considers it a treat and buys a can of it when shes out for lunches etc... so I guess its what you are used to ..
Jul 8th, 2016, 02:07 PM
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Your daughter and I would make a great team. She could have the coconut water and I could have the coconut gelato! 
But as you say, you raised your daughter allowing treats. Maybe her tastes as an adult provide for coconut water as a treat but she might not have felt that way as a kid when the other kids were eating popsicles.
But as you say, you raised your daughter allowing treats. Maybe her tastes as an adult provide for coconut water as a treat but she might not have felt that way as a kid when the other kids were eating popsicles.
Jul 8th, 2016, 02:32 PM
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No sweets / candy rule must make Halloween and other kids birthday parties a problem or are they not allowed to go
It would not even occur to me to object to someone giving them as a gift, my son had surgery last week and all his friends who visited brought chocolate, I guess they haven't read the memo about not giving chocolate
It would not even occur to me to object to someone giving them as a gift, my son had surgery last week and all his friends who visited brought chocolate, I guess they haven't read the memo about not giving chocolate
Jul 8th, 2016, 05:55 PM
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Maple syrup, sugar, candy
We were just in Vancouver, BC and went to a store called Delices Erable & Cie. I bought two bottles of their Grand Marnier Maple Syrup (among other things). The place was called Delices Erable & Cie. They have a website, but cannot put it in my post.
How about smoked salmon, northwest style, which is different than gravlox style?
Jams, jellies, or other condiments that might be unique to Canadian stores.
Cookies from a Canadian maker (not necessarily maple cookies, but something particular to Canada).
Rogers chocolates, or chocolates/candy from a Canadian maker.
Canadian wine or beer? Depending on what the rules are for entering the countries you are going to. Or other Canadian spirits?
We were just in Vancouver, BC and went to a store called Delices Erable & Cie. I bought two bottles of their Grand Marnier Maple Syrup (among other things). The place was called Delices Erable & Cie. They have a website, but cannot put it in my post.
How about smoked salmon, northwest style, which is different than gravlox style?
Jams, jellies, or other condiments that might be unique to Canadian stores.
Cookies from a Canadian maker (not necessarily maple cookies, but something particular to Canada).
Rogers chocolates, or chocolates/candy from a Canadian maker.
Canadian wine or beer? Depending on what the rules are for entering the countries you are going to. Or other Canadian spirits?
Jul 8th, 2016, 06:57 PM
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DD usually wants me to bring a large jar of Jelly Belly jelly beans. No other sort will do. She also likes McCormick's Fajita and Taco mixes. The last time I visited, she requested maple syrup. It arrived ok in checked luggage, wrapped in bubble wrap and a ziplock bag.
Jul 9th, 2016, 01:45 AM
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I'm not sure that most Brits "get" maple syrup, especially not at breakfast. In the main, we don't eat pancakes for breakfast and maple syrup would seem too sweet for me. I've tried the Canadian version and my British palate doesn't like the smoky, sickly, sweet flavour.
I think that the sweet tooth of those to the left and right of the pond does differ greatly. Most US hotels I've been in offer swathes of sweet cakes and other sweet breakfast foods, only now seen in larger UK and European hotels for US visitors.
I think that the sweet tooth of those to the left and right of the pond does differ greatly. Most US hotels I've been in offer swathes of sweet cakes and other sweet breakfast foods, only now seen in larger UK and European hotels for US visitors.
Jul 9th, 2016, 03:37 AM
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An interesting parallel question might be "I'm visiting people in Canada what UK chocolates or sweets shall I take their children?"
Difficult to answer because of the choice, given the presence of Frys, Cadburys, MckinTosh and Terrys in the UK, and hats before you mention Pontefact Cakes and other sweet makers mainly based in Yorkshire - Harribos have a retail outlet in Pontefract.
Difficult to answer because of the choice, given the presence of Frys, Cadburys, MckinTosh and Terrys in the UK, and hats before you mention Pontefact Cakes and other sweet makers mainly based in Yorkshire - Harribos have a retail outlet in Pontefract.
Jul 9th, 2016, 04:40 AM
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We lived in London for 4 months in 2010. I'm not a big candy eater but I'm sure I had some chocolate while I was there. I certainly had plenty of jam (scones, clotted cream, mmm!) and some cakes. I really didn't notice any difference in the taste of those sweets and what I have here at home.
Regarding your question, stevelyon, I know exactly the candy I'd like from Britain but I haven't been able to find it anywhere, even there. Years ago, someone I work with passed around a bag of candies her brother had sent from England. They looked exactly like those brightly coloured licorice allsorts but they were made of fruit leathers instead and they were delicious. I tried to find them here in Canada and then in London, with no luck. No one even knew what I was talking about. Just last weekend I was in NY and we stopped into a store that sold British products in the West Village but no luck there either.
If anyone knows what I'm talking about and where to get them, I'd love to know that!
Regarding your question, stevelyon, I know exactly the candy I'd like from Britain but I haven't been able to find it anywhere, even there. Years ago, someone I work with passed around a bag of candies her brother had sent from England. They looked exactly like those brightly coloured licorice allsorts but they were made of fruit leathers instead and they were delicious. I tried to find them here in Canada and then in London, with no luck. No one even knew what I was talking about. Just last weekend I was in NY and we stopped into a store that sold British products in the West Village but no luck there either.
If anyone knows what I'm talking about and where to get them, I'd love to know that!
