Fentiman’s Traditional Rose Lemonade - Cinema 16:9: Lansdown, PA

Fentiman’s Traditional Rose Lemonade - Cinema 16:9: Lansdown, PA

A while ago my boyfriend and I decided to be nerdy and we went to a screening of the Madoka Magica movie. The film was being shown at an independent movie theater called Cinema 16:9, which I had never heard of before, and it was awesome! (I am a pop-culture and movie junkie as well as sometimes foodie.) They served old fashioned bottled sodas, showed small indie films, and decorated the place with decoupaged film stills. If you’re nearby go and check it out!

I was VERY close to buying all the bottled sodas to try, but settled on the old fashioned rose lemonade. The bottle looked so lovely and unique I had to photograph it. Typically I am not a fan of floral flavors, but the packaging really won me over.

Candy Cigarettes/Sticks - ???? NJ

Candy Cigarettes/Sticks - ???? NJ

For Halloween here is some candy dressed up like something else.

I don’t remember where I picked these up (possibly Aunt Charlotte’s in Merchantville, NJ) but candy cigarettes are one of my favorite candies.

This candy is a bit controversial, a candy for kids to pretend smoke? Cigarette companies were making candy boxes look like their brand so that happy childhood memories would influence their adult smoking decisions. They would reach for the pack that looked like the one they remembered. After the public caught on, candy cigarettes were renamed “candy sticks.” The packaging stayed the same, so I think children today are still making the same candy-to-smoking connections.