[Flickr: Khaz] "Life-size jellybean children and butterflies," said my friend while we walked past The National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. My first thought: Huh? And then I looked up to see that he was just reading off the banner outside the museum. We didn't go in the museum to witness the jellybean children for ourselves, but I found this photo from Flickr user khaz to get a closer look at the installation by artist Sandy Skoglund. There are mirrors on both sides to create the illusion of neverending jellybean children whose heads are twisted 180°. They just go on. Forever. (Skoglund also made jellybean adults in her photograph Shimmering Madness viewable at sandyskoglund.com.) Related Amazing Chewing Gum Art Creative...
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Only five more days of the Texas State Fair (it ends October 19), which means only five more days of Jelly Bellys rolled in funnel cake batter, then deep-fried. The menu also includes: fried grilled cheese, fried s'mores, fried Pop Rocks, a fried dinner roll, and fried cantaloupe pie....
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Thousands of ideas entered Jelly Belly's Dream Bean contest, only five made the final cut: Sublime Chili Lime, Honey, Thai Iced Tea, Mojito, and Acai Berry. Vote here. The winning bean will get $10,000....
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Better be careful the next time you dip your hand in a bowl full of jelly beans, 'cause what you thought was coconut-flavored could end up being tasting like... baby wipes. Just look for Jelly Belly's Bean Boozled, which contains two versions of ten colors. You have classic flavors like buttered popcorn, licorice, peach—and then you have their evil twins. Some are just nasty surprises, like black pepper in lieu of plum, toothpaste instead of berry blue—but others are just weird: what do pencil shavings even taste like? Then there's the downright cruel, with vomit replacing peach, ear wax for café latte, and boogers for juicy pear. If anything, it might make you swear off certain flavors forever by way...
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I wish these manly jelly beans were real; I've always wanted to know what candy-coated fear tastes like. [via Candy Addict]...
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Easter's come and gone, and now it's time to take advantage of those Easter candy sales. Candy Addict has an extensive round-up of jelly beans, flavor by flavor. You won't find any Jelly Belly ones, but looks like the offerings from Starburst, Jolly Rancher, Lifesaver, and Nerds are just as satisfying....
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Before they took the form of tiny, oval-shaped blobs, jelly beans started off as cylindrical candy-coated bits of Turkish Delights. Learn more about "the secret life of jelly beans" from the Los Angeles Times....
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Jelly Belly announces new Pomegranate jelly beans, now shipping nationwide in the US in time for Easter. Quick recipe, for you Jelly Belly fans: 2 Pomegranate + 1 7UP = Pomegranate Punch. [via GirlHacker's Random Log]...
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