I’ll admit it. I have a sweet tooth.  Lately though, I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar in my diet. I am more drawn to baked goods than candy, but there are certain types of candy that are hard for me to resist. One is Twizzlers, and the other is Toffee Crunch, sometimes called Buttercrunch Toffee. You know, that toffee candy encased in rich chocolate, then smothered in almonds. People often give it as gifts and it is, in my estimation, simply irresistible.

Once I received a box of toffee crunch as a gift and right away I knew I was in trouble. Allan hates toffee, so it was all up to me. I decided I would carefully parcel out the pieces. After taking out two small chunks, I carefully retied the box and put it in the cupboard. Apparently that was not far enough away because within just a few minutes I was back for more. This time after retying the box I put it on the top shelf of the cupboard. If this sounds a little like Frog and Toad’s predicament in “Cookies” (Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad Together), you are right! It was just like that, except that I didn’t scatter the candy for the birds. My lack of will power won out.

Last week my sister-in-law brought over some items from a gift basket she received and, you guessed it, there was a box of that toffee crunch.

“You can’t leave this,” I protested. “I’ll eat the whole thing.”

“It’s just a little box,” she said. Little did she know what I would be up against.

As I was unwrapping the inner bag I noticed a green card at the bottom. This box had come with a warning! Needless to say, there was none left to freeze, but at least I got a good laugh.