Parrothead Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 We often say we homeschooling moms don't sit around eating Bon-Bons. I don't think I've ever had one. I don't think I actually know anyone who has ever had one. Are they a real thing? Have you ever had one? I wonder if I can buy some and sit around one afternoon eating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace out muffins Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 they're just little chocolate covered candies like you get in a box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yes. Yes, I have. At a very low point in my life, I actually finished an entire container of Bon-Bons in one sitting. It was not a proud moment, but it was a tasty one. :tongue_smilie: ETA: I'm talking about the little chocolate dipped vanilla ice cream Bon-Bons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 They used to have tiny ice cream balls covered in chocolate marketed as Bon Bons. My grandmother bought them once because she had a great coupon and thought they were hilarious. She called her friend and said, "Hey just thought I'd call you while I was sitting and eating a Bon Bon!" She rarely laughed that hard, but I remember her cracking up. :) Oh, they're still made: http://www.socialgrocery.com/products/Nestle/Bon-Bons-Vanilla-Ice-Cream-with-Chocolate-Coating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yup. Even ate them on a couch while watching Dr. Who while my children folded laundry and cleaned toilets after a morning of extremely bad attitudes from my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yup. Even ate them on a couch while watching Dr. Who while my children folded laundry and cleaned toilets after a morning of extremely bad attitudes from my kids. Hmmm, it might be worth keeping a box around just for those occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Not yet, but I fully intend to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yup. Real bon-bons have liquor in the middle. :0) I was just wondering if one could have a rum filled Bon-Bon and where I could get one tonight. Maybe I'll just have rum and a chocolate bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingCat Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 A bonbon is just those candies you get in a box, like Sees, Godivas or even Whitman's. I've eaten plenty of those especially right after Valentine's or Mother's Day (love Sees candies :drool5: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I have never had a Bon Bon. I'm not even sure what they are. I always imagined they were little balls of vanilla ice cream dunked in chocolate hard shell. Is that right?? Now I'll got back and read the thread. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I have never had a Bon Bon. I'm not even sure what they are. I always imagined they were little balls of vanilla ice cream dunked in chocolate hard shell. Is that right?? Now I'll got back and read the thread. :p Me too, is that right? Never had one but I'm thinking I should keep some stocked in the kitchen hidden behind something unappetizing. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Bon bons in Britain are small round chewy usually fruit-flavoured sweets/candies with a flavoured powder sugar coating. But given that 'bonbon' is just the French word for sweet/candy, I think anything in that category should count. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I would like one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Bon bons in Britain are small round chewy usually fruit-flavoured sweets/candies with a powdery flavoured powder sugar coating. But given that 'bonbon' is just the French word for sweet/candy, I think anything in that category should count. L Mmm, reminds me of Leonidas chocolates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Now I'm hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I was just wondering if one could have a rum filled Bon-Bon and where I could get one tonight. Maybe I'll just have rum and a chocolate bar. Actually, rum and a chocolate bar would probably be better than Bon Bons. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 No. I sit around and eat steak, greens and mushrooms all drenched in garlic butter. I only do it once or twice a month but it is a regular thing. I go to the store, get the the best steak I can find that won't break me price wise and some spinach or collards and a pounds of mushrooms. Then I come home and make a feast for one, usually In the late morning. I do offer the kids some but that is a formality as they never say yes to steak that is not a dinner thing. I then eat it while sitting on the couch and sometimes watching something stupid off of Netflix or reading with one hand. The boys get extra computer time on steak day. I know it is steak day when I am having a bad, bad, bad sugar craving and I know that if I start when I feel like that, I won't stop. I also keep cookie dough balls in the freezer for those moments when the kids and I just need a fresh baked cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I had tried Bon Bon but prefer Swiss Chocolate Liquer. I bought these for my FIL and he liked them. http://www.anthonberg.com/Products/Worldwide/Liqueurs.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 bonbons here are hard boiled sweet (candy) type fruit flavored lollies with a sort of soft center. they are taste really good.http://www.cadbury.com.au/Products/Pascall-Confectionery/Fruit-Bon-Bons.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 But given that 'bonbon' is just the French word for sweet/candy, I think anything in that category should count. L this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 There is a brand called "Bon Bon" that are little hard candies with a liquid center and foil wrappers that look like the fruit flavor of the candy inside. I've only ever had the strawberry ones. If I was going to sit around eating candies I'd rather have truffles or Toblerone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 These. http://www.candywarehouse.com/flavors/fruity-candy/strawberry-candy/products/brachs-strawberry-bon-bons-5lb-bag/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 No, I sit around and "discuss deep topics" on the internet. I'm pretty sure that's worse . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 bon-bon = good-good in French. I know it's not precise, but that is how I remembered it. I was a good-good girl so I get a bon-bon. :lol: It's just a sweetie, so I have had plenty. I bet you have also, although you may not have known it could also be called a bon bon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Veering off topic, last weekend we watched the movie Romantics Anonymous twice (dd really liked it). It's set in a chocolate factory. It would be a good choice for sitting around eating bon bons and watching television. Except I suspected that any chocolate we had in the house probably wasn't as good as what they had in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 On the show, Sweet Genius, they are half spherical chocolate candies, usually with a filling. I've certainly sat around watching tv and eating chocolate on homeschool days. For me, it's a perk of being a SAHM. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 No "official" bonbons to my knowledge. I do make truffles for family around holiday time. Does that count? I'm sure a few make their way to my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I haven't had them as an adult, but when I was a kid we always bought a box of Stuckey's bon-bons on our trips. They were large, the size of dipped chocolates, except they were mints. I don't think they carry them anymore, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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