King Leo Gourmet Candy

Ever tried gourmet candy? Prepare yourself for King Leo Gourmet Candy. It's time to pucker UP for Pomegranate Puffs. Do you have a special kind of "sweet tooth" like I do? NOT just any type of sweets or candy will do. Oh yes! In my Christmas stocking was this cute little, triangular-like, package of Pomegranate Puffs.

Now, I have seriously been hearing lots and lots about pomegranates and the healthy benefits ... BUT, I never ever thought about pomegranates in candy! Folks ... take it from the "horse's mouth," these King Leo Pomegranate Puffs are out of this world!

They are seriously sweet and tart too!

P.S. Be on the lookout for this Gourmet Candy! I've been finding that it is sometimes hard to find. I wonder where my mom found it?

Photo Credit: King Leo Gourmet Candy photographed by JaguarJulie.


Take Our Poll Please!
You've looked closely at that package, right? So ... have you ever tried King Leo Pomegranate Puffs?

1. Ah, cute package and YES I had some and loved it!
2. Package is interesting; haven't had any yet.
3. Hmmm ... I'm not much into sweet snacks or candies; I love salty!

On the LOOKout for this Gourmet Candy!
Hey there! Thanks for dropping by today to check out my sweet topic. When I wrote this page, I was visiting my mom in Brooksville, Florida. It was a great time spent with mom in that I got to try some new things.

Take this candy for example! I was so impressed with the delightful packaging and the terrific taste that I wanted to share this with my readers.

What is particularly interesting, I don’t know where my mom found that cute little package – I think it must have come in a gift basket of items and she saved it for me.

I personally am on the lookout to find more of this item. Let me tell you more about it. –JaguarJulie

The Sweet Nutritional Scoop

Individually wrapped and safe right out of the cute box!

The package of King Leo Pomegranate Puffs Gourmet Candy says “Since 1901!” And, we are just finding out about this sweet candy?

The nutrition facts on the package of 6 pieces (30 grams):

Calories: 110
Total Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0g
Sodium: 0mg
Total Carbohydrates – Sugar: 30g

Ingredients: sugar, citric acid, artificial flavor, red 40.

Product of Mexico; Distributed by CPD Fullerton, CA 92835-1045

A Pomegranate Pucker Up Substitute I Found!!!
YummyEarth Organic Candy Drops, Pomegranate Pucker, 3.3-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 6). Planet friendly. Real fruit extracts. No artificial dyes or flavors. USDA organic. The best taste on earth.

YummyEarth was born out of our commitment to feed our babies, Jonah and Rose, a diet rich in delicious organic foods that are free of yucky chemicals, pesticides and dyes. YummyEarth tastes much better than mass produced chemical candy because we choose real fruit extracts and planet friendly organic ingredients to sweeten our lives and yours. YummyEarth. good for us. Good for mother earth.

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The flavors of the candy taste pure and linger in the mouth. Individually wrapped. Organic candy drops. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. Made in Mexico.

Get King Leo Gourmet Candy
I haven't been able to find the pomegranate puffs from King Leo, but I have found other candy. Check out the King Leo Gourmet Candy at Amazon!

King Leo Gourmet Candy : Pucker Up was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on December 31, 2010. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #10,964 overall. Lens #768 in the quest for Giant Squid 800 Club.

Sweethearts Heart-Shaped Candy

Sweethearts Valentine Heart-Shaped Love Hearts Candy. Sweethearts are the small heart-shaped candies with a peak selling season around Valentines Day. Sweethearts are available for a 6 week period each year from January 1st through February 14th and then disappear until the next season.

To me, Sweethearts are THE candy for the Valentines Day holiday. Hey Valentine : how about YOU?

I remember when we gave out Sweethearts in grade school. Well, I am no longer in grade school, but I still enjoy giving and receiving this heart-shaped candy with lovely sayings for Valentines Day. How about you?

I really do love this heart-shaped candy, also known as Conversation Hearts, and very popular in the UK as Love Hearts!

Think about gifting your loved one with some Sweethearts!

Photo Credit: A sweet vintage Sweethearts by Necco candy tin.


Conversation Hearts : I Love You!

8 billion Sweethearts made per year!

About 8 billion hearts will be produced this year; that’s enough candy to stretch from Rome, Italy to Valentine, Ariz. and back again 20 times.

About 250 billion have been made to date!

How are Sweethearts made?
First sugar, color and other ingredients are mixed together. When the mix feels like dough, it is ready to be made into hearts. Workers pick up the dough and take it to a machine that flattens it.

Another machine stamps a saying like ‘cutie pie’ on it. The same machine also will cut the dough into hearts. The candy drops on a conveyor belt that takes the conversation hearts to a dryer.

Once the candy is dry, it gets mixed in with other colors. Finally, the hearts are boxed and shipped.

Original Equipment is used!
History is still at work in the manufacturing process of conversation hearts. It takes a combination of machines and skilled candy makers to produce conversation hearts. Many of the machines used to make this candy are the original machines or exact replicas.

The History of Conversation Hearts:
Back to the time of Shakespeare? It has been suggested that Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare’s Hamlet might have originated the tradition with her “Sweets to the Sweet.” Offering up sweet candies to her loved one.

The American colonists were known to make candies on which they etched love notes for Valentine’s Day.

Then, along came the New England Confectionary Company, known more popularly as NECCO, who capitalized on the colonists’ idea. In the mid-1800s, NECCO created conversation hearts aka sweethearts.

Sweetheart Sayings: 10 New Sweethearts Sayings At least 10 new conversation heart sayings are introduced each year. Recent additions include "Yeah Right," "Call Home" and "Puppy Love."

That makes well over 100 original sayings in total!

Sold for Limited Time Each Year!
Sweethearts are sold 1/1 - 2/14 The peak selling season for Sweethearts conversation hearts last only six weeks, but confectioners produce the candy for nearly eleven months of the year.

They're available January 1st through February 14th.

Love them??
Do you love this little candies? Can you remember when you first gave or received these? I’d love to hear your memories … let me know!

History: Sweethearts : Valentine Love Hearts was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on January 10, 2008. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #1,853 overall. Lens #232 in the quest for Giant Squid 300 Club.