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What
is the Library for?
The
Library has several functions but mainly it
is there to provide you with inspiration for
the kinds of products you would like to try
from around the world.
Simply
look through the products, find stuff you
like the sound of and find out which countries
the can be found in.
Or
if you have a particular nation you would
love to exchange with you can look at the
flags to develop a list of candy you might
wish to try from that nation.
Maybe
you just adore candy and would love to simply
browse around the Library to discover some
of the wonderful and unique products produced
for candy lovers just like you.
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What
information does a Library entry contain?
A
Library entry contains a number of various
important information types.
Look
at the example of a typical Library entry
below (the various information types are numbered
in red):
1
- Product Image - A small
image of the product
2 -
Product Name - The name or
title of the product (sometimes the manufacturer
name too)
3
- Product Catagory - What
type of product it is
4
- Award Link*
- This indicates the product has been awarded
a KXC Candy Award
5
- Recipe Link*
- Click this link to see a recipe to make
the product yourself
6
- Flags - The flags show
which countries the product as usually easily
available in
7
- Product Description - A
description of the product
*This
will not appear on every Library entry
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Which
types of products can be found in the Kandy
X-Change (KXC) Library?
A
wide range of products from around the world
can be found in our extensive listing with
even more being added regularly. We try to
list all products under one of the following
categories:
Assortment/Box
Boiled Candy
Chewy Candy
Chocolate Bar
Chocolate Snack
Fudge/toffee
Gum
Liquorice
Lollipop
Mints
Novelty/Special
Sherbet
Cookies & Cakes
Chips & Crisps
Savoury Snacks
Other
You
will find the category for a particular products
under the main title of a product.
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What
exactly does the ‘Assortment/Box’
category include?
These
are generally special chocolate or candy assortments
in a box or special container. Think of the
kind of gift you would give a loved one and
this is the kind of candy there although this
is not a hard and fast rule.
Examples:
Black Magic, Roses, Milk Tray.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Boiled Candy’
category include?
These
candies are generally the old-fashioned hard
candies. The kinds of sugar rich morsels that
are big on taste but need to be sucked rather
than bitten.
Examples:
Barley Sugar, Sarsaparilla Tablets, Rock Candy.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Chewy Candy’
category include?
Those
good old sweets that stick to the roof of
your mouth and back of your teeth. Not to
be eaten by those with a faint heart or false
teeth! If the candy leaves you with aching
jaws it will probably fall into this category.
Examples:
Runts, Marshmallow type products, Milk Bottles.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Chocolate Bar’
category
include?
 Chocolate
heaven!!! These products should be, roughly,
a 90%-100% solid block of chocolate (or similar
product) before the addition of nuts, nougats
fruit or other products. Although these products
may be similar in appearance, the vast array
of very different products out there is astounding.
Examples:
Cadbury Dairy Milk, Hershey Bar, Milky Bar.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Chocolate Snack’
category include?
Not
to be confused with a ‘Chocolate Bar’
(above), these items generally have a layer
of chocolate, or similar confection, simply
coating the main ingredients including nuts,
nougat, caramel and other flavoured or textured
centres.
Examples:
Mars Bar, Snickers, Star Bars.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Fudge/toffee‘
category include?
This
is pretty self-explanatory, If it’s
a toffee or fudge product its in here. We
felt these products deserved their own category
due to the sheer assortment of types and flavours
out there.
If
it’s a fudge or a toffee it will be
in here.
Sometimes
certain fudge or particularly toffee/caramel
products may fall into other categories such
as Chewy Candy.
Examples:
Old English Fudge, Rum & Raisin Fudge,
Highland Toffee.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Gum’ category
include?
 This
too is pretty self-explanatory.
Whether
it be called chewing gum or bubble gum –
whether it is minty, spicy or fruity flavoured
– if it is sold in balls, as pellets,
on tapes or in strips it is classed as gum.
There
is a huge number of flavour experiences from
the classic gum balls to the latest liquid
flavoured, energy giving gum available to
day to boost your performance and protect
your teeth.
Old
favourites to modern designer-gums, there
are some great products here.
Examples:
Hollywood, Hubba Bubba, Orbit Professional.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Liquorice’ category
include?
 Another
no-brainer! If it contains liquorice or similar
product its here.
From
the darkest, blackest liquorice which is a
purely adult pleasure to the brightly coloured
bootlaces and allsorts which many kids find
so appealing.
It
may be an acquired taste but there are plenty
of products out there to satisfy the true
liquorice lovers.
Examples:
LakuMix, Liquorice Allsorts, Liquorice Catherine
Wheels.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Lollipop’ category
include?
 If
its served on a stick and it ‘aint a
kebab than its probably in this category.
Hard,
soft, chewy, sucky or just plain sticky:–
They
are all in this section. Even the ones with
a special centres like gum or chewy candy,
its on a stick so it’s a lollipop!
Examples:
Blow Pops, Tootsie Pops, Sucettes Pierrot
Gourmand.
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What
exactly
does the ‘Mints’ category
include?
 Generally
these are those typical hot/cool confections
we are all familiar with.
Occasionally
this category may include other flavours rather
than the traditional mints we have come to
know and love, especially when they are produced
by a manufacturer under a brand name usually
associated with mint products.
Examples:
Polos, Mint Imperials, Smint.
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What
exactly does the ‘Novelty/Special’
category include?
 These
are the special occasion products you may
only buy (or indeed afford) occasionally or
at certain times of the year.
Maybe
they come in a special variety, flavour or
maybe even the packaging is different. Perhaps
they are for a specific purpose or time of
year.
It’s
something out of the ordinary, noteworthy
or just plain ‘special.
Examples:
Pop Rocks, Ferrero Rocher, Candy Cane.
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What
exactly does the ‘Sherbet’ category
include?
 Sherbet
is that fizzy, tingly, sour powder you either
love or hate.
It
is available in numerous flavours and format
delight the taste buds and assault the senses.
If
a product contains mainly sherbet it will
go into this section. So if you like sherbet
look out form some sherbet products in our
library.
Examples:
Flying Saucers, Sherbet Fountain, Dip Dab
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What
exactly does the ‘Cookies & Cakes’
category include?
 A
collection of popular mass-produced and unique
cookies. Cookies are also known as biscuits
in the United Kingdom.
As
well as cookies this catagory includes some
readily available snack cakes.
Examples:
Jaffa Cakes, Twinkie, Bourbon Cream.
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What
exactly does the ‘Chips & Crisps’
category include?
These
products are specifically potato based snack
products commonly called potato chips (in
the United States and Canada) or potato crisps
(in the United Kingdom).
It
should be noted that certain products made
from maize or corn will not normally fall
into this category.
These
ptoducts will fall into the Savoury Snack
category.
A
good feature of this kind of product is that
they are generally very light in weight so
cost little post to club members internationally.
Examples:
Walkers Crisps, Walkers Max, Walkers Sensations.
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What
exactly does the ‘Savoury Snacks’
category include?
 A
wide selection of snack products, which are
savoury rather than the sweeter candy type
of snacks in the Library.
There
is a huge, constantly changing, range of savoury
snacks available around the world and some
wonderful regional variations of products
you think you may already be aware of.
A
good feature of this kind of product is that
they are generally very light in weight so
cost little post to club members internationally.
Examples:
Beef Jerky, Scampi Flavoured Fries, Twiglets.
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What
exactly does the ‘Other ’ category
mean?
We
really hate to place anything into this category.
If we do it means it doesn’t fall neatly
under any of the above categories.
Hopefully
we have created enough categories to cover
just about anything but there is always an
exception.
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Woah!
Some of the products in your library are certainly
not candy. I thought this was a ‘candy’
exchange club, how come you have included
things like savoury snacks and cakes?
This
is indeed true. We really want to offer you
as many good ideas for products to send in
candy exchanges as we can. The more products
you can send the more rewarding the exchange
will be for you and more fun it will be for
your exchange partner to receive.
Some
of the products are not candy but will go
nicely alongside the main candy products and
provide a nice contrast from time to time.
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Can
I add something missing from the library or
tell you about any errors or omissions in
something already there?
YES
PLEASE!!! We really need to
know about errors and omissions within the
Library no matter how small.
We
want our Library to become an exhaustive and
definitive resource for candy on the Internet
but we can’t do this without your help.
If
you find anything incorrect or missing from
the Library (or indeed any part of our site)
you can let us know by filling out this
form. THANK YOU!
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I
have a question about the Library not covered
in this FAQ section what should I do?
No
problem, simply complete this
form and let us know what you need to
know. We will get back to you via email as
soon as we can.
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