Ep. 2 - Sour Candy, Weird Foods, and a Near Death Experience for Krissy

Ever get the urge to just measure stuff in olympic swimming pools, stop it. No one needs that kind of water talk. No one gets it. That's a petition Tim is starting from this episode on. To join the movement, well, we will let you know how that goes.

Now let's get to the topic at hand for this episode, sour candy. What is the number one holiday associated with candy? Halloween, of course. Well this podcast has some truly great halloween stories from years of past and introduces a great new segment for the podcast, hey here's some fucking facts that are neat. Let us know what you think about the segment name. In this segment Tim educates us on how big candy gets involved in Halloween, reminds us to be on alert for razor blades and white vans. Tim also lets us in on the secrets about how long sour candy has been around and how they get candy to be sour. What do you think is the first really commercially produced and available sour candy?

On this episode you also get to hear from a special guest, Heather Thompson. Tim and Heather talk over Zoom, you know because pandemic and all, about unexpectedly delicious foods. Tim also tries a new food combo for the first time live on air, will he like it or will he spit it out? What even is it?

Then Tim wraps up this episode in a nice little bow with a story about him, Christmas, and lifesaver goodness.

Thanks for listening and if you have any candy related stories OR if you have stories about unexpected food pairings we would love to read it. Drop us a note at returntosender.ca