Yet, there they were.
My craving for Peanut Butter Cups drew me to the candy aisle. I looked at the dozen varieties of PBCups. None were quite right.
I noticed one I’d never seen before; it was like a double-stuffed version of a Reese’s. Almost, that sounded almost right, so I picked it up.
Then put it back.
Resigned, I turned away from the candy, thinking that it would only be another month before they appeared.
Turning the corner, I walked right into them. The display of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Easter Eggs.
It’s too soon for this! I haven’t even eaten any St. Valentine’s Day candy yet.
I caved to the craving.
Perfect.
It does seem too soon, but Easter is on March 31 this year. Nothing like mittens and pretty Easter dresses, is there?
The thing was, there was not any other Easter candy out, just a big display box of PB Eggs.
(Churches will just need to turn up the heat on Easter Sunday so the girls can all wear their finery in comfort.)
Weird — it’s like they knew exactly what you were craving. Reese’s PB eggs are my husband’s favorite too.
That is exactly how it felt, especially because most years, I wait until the last minute to buy Easter candy.
My hubby is a slave to any form of Reese’s peanut butter cups…any shape, any size. He’s easy to buy for.
I, however, love York peppermint patties. LOVE!
By convincing myself I only like the eggs, it saves me a lot of calories. I like peppermint patties in the summer, frozen.
Yes, frozen PP’s are awesome. I like them with my coffee. My husband can stand to eat all he wants. He’s one of those guys who is thin and doesn’t gain much weight. And when he does, he works out once and he’s back to normal size. Sigh. I, however, am not that lucky.
Sadly, neither am I.
I’d like to garner sympathy by pointing out that although I *can* buy extortionetly expensive regular PB Cups, most of them have European chocolate rather than American and we don’t get the different varieties.
Did buy an even more extortionately expensive Reeses Xmas tree – at about $3 as a treat before Christmas while picking up stocking bits at Cyber Candy tho.
That is sad. If you lived near a US base, you could probably get someone to buy them for you at the PX, but, otherwise, I guess Reese’s are to you what Lindt is to me: special occasion.
Gotta love it when that craving is perfectly met!
Yes! It was a rare, perfect match.
hey ginger, where did you find those exactly? i saw a display at my stater brothers recently, but they were only for the large single ones. i’d kill for a pack of the snack sized ones.
I bought them at one of the local grocery stores, Albertson’s. Good luck!
mine is russel stover chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. once i at 2 dozen in a sitting. after easter, when they’re 50% off, i try not to go near the store, but usually fail.
It seems like in the past few years, there is not as much candy left after the holidays as there used to be. Are people buying more, or do the stores stock less now? I don’t know.
Those peanut butter eggs are one of my favorite. They are near impossible to resist! I haven’t seen any Easter candy on display yet, but I am sure it won’t be long.
Easter candy is the best candy.