{"id":5607,"date":"2009-12-12T21:34:17","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T04:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2009-12-16T22:58:08","modified_gmt":"2009-12-17T05:58:08","slug":"he-wants-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2009\/12\/12\/he-wants-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"He wants candy."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been more than 15 years since I helped Grandma Betty do it.\u00c2\u00a0 For some reason, the bug bit a few weeks ago.\u00c2\u00a0 I collected what supplies I needed, waited for it to arrive, then pulled out Grandma&#8217;s molds.<\/p>\n<p>First, I was just going to make peanut butter cups.\u00c2\u00a0 But it was taking a while to melt the semi-sweet chocolate, so I decided to go ahead and make some lollipops, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5602\" title=\"candy 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-1.jpg\" alt=\"candy 1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-1.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paul took these pictures.\u00c2\u00a0 I have no idea how he didn&#8217;t get Will in the frame.\u00c2\u00a0 The kid spent the afternoon sweeping around me like a nervous junkie waiting for a fix.\u00c2\u00a0 I was all ready to let him help, but his shakes kept getting in the way and we had to find him a distraction.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5603\" title=\"candy 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-2.jpg\" alt=\"candy 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-2.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I remembered a lot of little Grandma tricks, but missed something critical.\u00c2\u00a0 Because when they were set, some of the chocolate remained on the mold.\u00c2\u00a0 Bah.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5604\" title=\"candy 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-3.jpg\" alt=\"candy 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-3.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soooo&#8230; I hand-painted the red bulbs back on by hand.\u00c2\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t as hard as I thought it would be.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5605\" title=\"candy 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-4.jpg\" alt=\"candy 4\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-4.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Will ate one after dinner &#8212; thumbs up from little man!<\/p>\n<p>End result.\u00c2\u00a0 If you end up getting some of these chocolates, know that while it is a symbol that we care about you and value you in our lives, the true meaning is that Will cares so much about you that he was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5606\" title=\"candy 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-5.jpg\" alt=\"candy 5\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-5.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candy-5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been more than 15 years since I helped Grandma Betty do it.\u00c2\u00a0 For some reason, the bug bit a few weeks ago.\u00c2\u00a0 I collected what supplies I needed, waited for it to arrive, then pulled out Grandma&#8217;s molds. 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