Bacon News
| 07 September 2010
For those of you that may not know, the folks over at lollyphile have stopped selling their Maple-Bacon Lollipops. This is sad since they had probably the best tasting maple bacon lollipop on the market. Here is what they say on their site:
"We are discontinuing all of our bacon-based lollies. This is due to moral dilemmas re industrial farming & agribusiness (even the organic kind) vs. the fact that we're vegan, liberal, and recently read Peter Singer's Animal Liberation. Once these are gone, that's it. But we still love you, and hope you won't break up with us. xo. //jason"
This left an unfilled void in some of us. Most of the other lollipops on the market just didn't have that taste of quality. Well, that void is soon be filled with the salty-meaty-sweetness of Fancylollies Maple-Bacon Lollipops. This is what they say about their lollipop:
"That ever so tasty Bacon Mania craze is still going on, so we felt it was time to add to our line of bacon lollipops. We are now proud to bring you Maple-Bacon Lollipops!
We know most of you aren’t exactly as carnivoristic (yes, we made that word up) as some of the bacon fanatics out there, but if you take that initial leap of faith you will not only like it, you will be wondering if there is a same day shipping option to get more (which I’m sorry to say the people at the post office laughed at me last time I asked about same day delivery). We took some of the best premium bacon we could find, some of J&D’s own BaconSalt, and then mixed it with some of the finest maple syrup known to man to make a mouth-gasm of salty-meaty-sweetness."
Now, we got our hands on some of these lollipops and here is our review on them:
Size:
At first glance you can tell that they are huge compared to almost any other commercial lollipop. They are an inch and a half in diameter and come in the shape of a ball. You can probably fit about 4 of the standard lollipops in one of these.
Taste:
First, I'm going to start with other Maple-Bacon lollipops that exist that we have tried. lollyphile's was one of the best on the market for the fact they use great ingredients and really worked hard to find that right recipe. When I tried them I thought that they were the best that anyone could come up with. Well, I was wrong. Fancylollies really pulled out the boxing gloves on this one. They not only used prime ingredients but they also used BaconSalt! Which gives these lollipops more of a bacon taste then any other bacon lollipop out there. Most maple bacon lollipops taste like a smoky maple flavor. These actually taste more like bacon dipped in maple syrup or even a glorified candied bacon then just smoky maple. These are no doubt going to be a favorite among bacon lovers!
Price:
Here is where a snag comes in. At the smallest quantity, you get 5 for $10. That's $2.00 a lollipop. At the highest quantity listed, you get 36 for $50.40. That's $1.40 each. Even though that's cheaper then lollyphile's price of $2.50 each, some may find that expensive. The real question is: Is it worth it? Well, we have to say "Hell Yes!" These are probably the best bacon flavored candy we have ever had and that's no joke!
Now, we have worked out a little something with the folks at FancyLollies and were able to work out a deal for our readers. By using the discount code "baconchefs" (without the quotations) you will get 10% off your total order. Whether you buy the Maple-Bacon Lollipops or even go for some of their other lollipops like Red Bull Lollipops or even Absinthe Lollipops you will get 10% off.
Conclusion:
Get them now! They are the holy grail of bacon candy!
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