Comfort Food

Economy down, candy sales up. I haven't noticed a change in my consumption, but then again, I've been eating gummy frogs since they had small faces:

"Many big candy makers are reporting rising sales and surprising profits even as manufacturers of other products are struggling to stay afloat. Cadbury reported a 30 percent rise in profits for 2008 while Nestle’s profits grew by 10.9 percent, according to public filings. Hershey, which struggled for much of 2008, saw profits jump by 8.5 percent in the fourth quarter."