Ikea Candy #1: Ahlgrens Bilar or "Chewy Nostalgia"

Ikea Treat #1: Algrens Bilar Chewy Candy Cars

This first Ikea treat turned out to be soo much more than candy from a Swedish furniture store. My roommate pulled this yellow bag out of his tote and I was plunged down memory lane.

Resembling tiny, open top sports cars of yore, Algrens Bilar Chewy Candy Cars come in three colors; Pepto pink, eggshell and mint green. A genious combo of circus peanut marshmallow, but chewy like a Sour Bright Crawler. They do have flavors, what these are is not really discernable, but it is sweet and slightly tart. If you eat a ridiculous amount of them in one sitting you will have a taste in your mouth that is also difficult to pinpoint. Not really unpleasant and certainly European. Also please note only 2 of 6 people liked Ahlgrens Bilar.

Because I have a lot of time on my hands, I immediately constructed a diarama of a the Bedford Auto Company parking lot and took a picture. Please enjoy...

The Joy of Swedish Cooking with Chef Jorn

My roommate was packing up his tote for his journey to the ikea in Red Hook. I quickly made a list of ikea treats to come home with including:

-lingonberry jam (the king of berries)
-Daim bag -chocolate covered toffees
-anything involving black licorice and fruit

But while doing this I stumbled upon this gem. Ikea Food with Chef Jorn.

Chef Jorn does do amazing things with this Cloudberry Trifle. With enthusiasm and flair he assembles this desert, which is, let's but honest, a glass of jam and crushed crackers. But I did add cloudberry jam, the gold of the north, to my shopping list. I will advise shortly...

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