A Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum so he could get arrested and spend New Year's Eve in a jail cell rather than be with his wife and relatives, Italian media reported on Friday.

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What Would You Choose as Your Last Meal? Part Four: Dessert

This is part four of a five part exploration of favorite foods. Part one can be found here... part two here... and part three here. Okay... you've warmed up your tastebuds with an appetizer, kept things interesting with soup & salad... and dove head first into the entrée.

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This Halloween, two Michigan dentists, Shawn Morris and Daniel Simmons, are encouraging kids to turn in their candy for cash. The mission is called Operation Gratitude—children will receive $1 per pound of sweets, so the dentists can collect a large candy stash.

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An eight-year-old boy in Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia tried to buy almost €2,000 worth of candy at a kiosk with a bundle of cash he swiped from his parents, police reported late on Tuesday.

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It's a dream come true for ice cream and beer lovers. An ice cream shop in Missoula, Montana has created a beer-flavored ice cream. The Big Dipper Ice Cream Shop partnered with Kettlehouse Brewery in order to create "Cold Smoke" ice cream.

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A dad has criticised a sweet firm over characters on wrappers who look like they are having sex. Simon Simpkins, a dad of two, said he was shocked at the "pornographic" poses when he bought Haribo's MAOAM sweets for his children.

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If you're looking for a sweet treat that gives you a special boost, you may want to take the first flight to London.

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Rising like the phoenix from the ashes of bankruptcy, the Archway cookie label is returning to stores east of the Mississippi River. Lance Inc.

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12-year-old Harry Willsher has been selected "as an official taster for Swizzles Matlow," a company that manufactures sweets.

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I need to lose weight fast, should I go on a diet?

Oh, no! whatever you do, please don't diet! That's a false sense of losing weight which is merely temporary and has no long-lasting effect. It plays on our desire to lose weight 'fast', yet that is not really possible in a healthy orrealistic manner.

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German candy makers are thriving despite the global financial crisis - it seems typically temperate Teutons pig out when they're stressed out

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Excerpt: No matter the addiction — drugs, gambling, shopping, smoking, alcohol or more — people who want to kick their habit in the new year might find help in a new Harvard University publication.

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Part of the M42 is shut after a six-vehicle crash sent marshmallows and beer spilling out onto the carriageway.

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Most American children are familiar with marshmallows. These fluffy, chewy treats are sold in bags in the supermarket, often for use in Rice Krispie treats and s'mores.

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A 25-year-old German student has been caught with bonbons containing cocaine extract at the Munich airport, customs officials said on Thursday. The woman was on her way home from Peru, where she purchased the candies, which are legal in the South American country.

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Saw a link to this study at www.polijam.com Great site. This study makes no sense. If the only reason we like sweet food is for the caloric value it provides, we would all be craving pure lard.

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 19, 2008) — According to researchers at the Monell Center, fruit flies are more like humans in their responses to many sweet tastes than are almost any other species.

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When slender guest editor Brad Isaac told me he had the secret to enjoying holiday goodies without gaining holiday weight, I dislodged a large Christmas brownie from my mouth and asked him what the heck it is. Here's what he said.

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Chemical and archaeological evidence has pushed back the earliest known use of cacao, the key ingredient of chocolate, by 500 years. The chemical compound, theobromine, which only occurs in the cacao plant, has been found on pottery vessels dating back to as early as 1000 BC.

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The entry for 3-5-08 on the Sheila's Place website is for the Easter cupcakes with recipe -- "There's so much for which to be thankful: new growth in the garden and new growth in our lives, the hope of heaven, the joy of friends, sunshine, no more getting snowed in, Easter dress …

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"Resistance is futile. "The more we try to fight off a craving for chocolate, the more our desire for it grows," a British researcher said on Tuesday.

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Exporters of Indian grocery food products, folding beds and steel utencils etc

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Super sweets sculpted to perfection

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Cadbury Schweppes is certainly one of the big names in the food and beverage industry, but the reality is that their competeive position has been eroded over the years by far more nimble competition.

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Growing up, my mom always made them for her good friends at Christmastime, and you could literally hear the primal groans of pure joy rising from the rooftops of our town.

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