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Article: IT'S A CANDY . . . IT'S A VEGETABLE.(DAYBREAK)(THE SKINNY)(Column)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- December 30, 2005
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It's a candy . . . it's a vegetable
Even the maker of the Idaho Spud candy bar thinks it's a little weird. But the chocolate-covered, potato-shaped Spud sells at a rate of 3 million bars a year.
"I'm not sure who eats them all, or if they all get eaten for that matter," said David Wagers, president of Idaho Candy Co.
No, the Spud doesn't have potato in it. It has coconut, maple, vanilla, cocoa that gives it its grayish ...