Necco's!!!!!

Some things in life you relish every moment and hold on to each memory and then there are other things in life you simply try to survive through.  Law School was that for me – just a means to an end – something I had to just power through.  Of course, whenever I am in survival mode I tend to indulge my sweet tooth a bit and my good habits fall to the wayside. 

One thing I remember that during finals, writing my law review paper or generally just trying to keep up there was one candy that I would turn to in order to keep myself fueled, sane and going strong.  Necco’s!  Weird choice, isn’t it?  I imagine throughout law school chocolate was a big part of that along with the requisite drinking of Coke with the chocolate, but Necco’s stand out in my mind as being fundamental to my survival.

I remember sitting in the library one day quietly, or as quietly as you can crunching on a Necco, eating one wafer after another, always delighted when my particularly favorite color would appear – pink, yellow, and yes even the brown, chocolate ones!  While quietly enjoying my reverie I looked up and saw a fellow student staring rudely at me. I thought what the heck, but quickly realized my Necco habit was probably driving him nuts. Thankfully he got up and moved so I could go back to my studying – read a page, eat a wafer, read another page, have another, and so on.

As summer quietly turns to fall I find myself searching for a roll of Neccos. Now, for those of you who are just armchair candy lovers you won’t understand this next piece, but indulge me a bit… Neccos are the best when they are slightly soft. Several years ago Neccos came out as Halloween candy. These are smaller rolls individually wrapped inside a bigger bag.  That extra layer of protection kept the candies incredibly soft and absolutely perfect!  The first year I discovered the Halloween candy I bought several bags and enjoyed everyone last one (I doubt I shared these with anyone too). The next year I couldn’t find them anywhere. Someone said Walmart had them. I never shop at Walmart, but for Neccos I would and did!  But last year I couldn’t find them anywhere. Like an addict searching for its next fix, I actually went to several different Walmart’s because someone said they aren’t all alike – nothing!  I was devastated (I know that sounds severe, but trust me, it really bummed me out for several days).

Now that Halloween candy is already appearing in the stores, the search is on again for this year. Please drop me a line if you find them anywhere!  Meanwhile, my sweet baby girl Colleen bought me a roll and as I sat in the sun reading my book (a novel, mind you, no more law books for me) and enjoying the sweet wafers I noticed that the wafers were getting softer the longer I sat in the sun, which got me thinking…..