It's that time of year again: the time when my trash cans become filled with crumpled red, blue, and green foil wrappers, and the sweet, sweet nectar of Cadbury Eggs tickles my tastebuds. I look forward to this every year, and I can't help but be excited when I catch my first glimpse of a Cadbury display in the stores. It's also somewhat convenient that my birthday lies right in the midst of Cadbury Egg season because I tend to get showered with beautifully wrapped 4-packs. It's one time when getting repeat gifts is not only acceptable, but desired! Paul of course takes the cake for Cadbury egg gifting for going to the extent of ordering European Cadbury Eggs off of ebay for me during the off-season. I was a bit nervous they were going to be poisoned at first, but they're all long gone, and I'm still alive, thankfully.
Now, these days, Cadbury has come out with a number of varieties like the mini eggs or the ones with chocolate in the center or carmel, and other companies have tried to copy the deliciousness, but there is just no comparison to the original, life-sized, milk chocolate egg with the sugary heavenlike yolk. Snickers eggs are a good attempt, but that's only because they're a snickers in a different shape.
I've always wondered why Cadbury doesn't sell Cadbury eggish things throughout the whole year, like Peeps does. They could easily make a chocolate Christmas tree, four-leafed clover or Jack-o-Latern with the same tasty filling, but they opt to keep the eggs as a seasonal item. In a way, I'm glad that it's the way it is. Otherwise, maybe Cadbury Eggs would lose a bit of their magic. Having them all year round might just lead to people taking them for granted, like they were any other candy bar. So, in the case of Cadburys, I guess the old addage holds true -- absence really does make the heart grow fonder.
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