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The Kit Kat takes some beating, but a Twix is always a good substitute, although in both cases a cup of tea is required. If there is nothing to wash it back with then my favourite would be the Lindt milk chocolate Lindor ball but also a special mention for a packet of Maltesers.

"A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat" - A questonable message, on a number of levels.


I like peanuts and chocolate in any form (but Boost is a fave) and Fruit Pastilles. Not at the same time though. Well, saying that I havent tried them together. Yet.


Has anybody tried the Lidl own brand equivalents of Mars, Snickers and Twix? Really rather good.


I hope the Lovely Liz, the diabetes nurse at The Gardens Surgery isnt reading this.

Something sadly not available in this country but which I buy in bulk every time I visit my family in NZ - toffee milks. Nothing flash, simply quite hard toffee, which goes chewy if you perservere, covered in milk chocolate. They're about 10cm long and 2 cm wide. Delicious. The toffee has an almost salty quality to it which makes them extremely moreish.


More than one visit to the dentist in my lifetime can be attributed to them.


My UK favourite is the humble Double Decker. And yes, I have eaten a whole pack of eclairs and hidden the evidence :-$

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