When you're so desperate for something sweet . . .

[Fat Guy]

. . . that you eat Nestle semi-sweet morsels straight from the bag.

. . . that you eat honey straight from the jar.

Next?

[Mayhaw Man]

Ghirardelli Semi Sweet Chocolate Blocks for cooking (sorry, can't tell you what they are really called, because I ate them all during the Federer match the other night). Anyway, they're good.

Also, currently coming out of my backyard are about a bazillion figs (floodwaters are great fertilizer-I highly recommend it, distribution is easy though it's kinda hard to control) which are great when cut in half and cold cream with brown sugar is added over the top of them.

Jelly Bellys-any flavor. Anytime. Anywhere.

[kaneel]

Condensed milk straight from the fridge........what's leftover ofcourse!

Edited September 4, 2007 by kaneel (log)

[shoutsandmurmurs]

Ghirardelli Semi Sweet Chocolate Blocks for cooking (sorry, can't tell you what they are really called, because I ate them all during the Federer match the other night). Anyway, they're good.

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omg, mayhaw man, i just did that last night. sooo guilty!

i have also been known to consume inordinate amounts of jelly in times such as these. jelly smeared on toast, crackers... oh, who am i kidding-- a butter knife will do just fine.

[Fat Guy]

Jelly! Totally forgot about that one.

Be right back . . .

[JeanneCake]

Jelly, hmmm

my Italian grandmother would make me a ricotta jelly sandwich when I was little (my grandfather used to hide blocks of chocolate in the dining room sideboard); sweet strawberry or grape jelly, on really good bread, and fresh, whole milk ricotta. Yum!

Or Nutella from the jar.

At the shop (where I'm surrounded by buttercream and cake) I've also been known to take a handful of craisins, milk chocolate callets, pecans and chow down.

[AnnaC]

Miniature marshmallows.

But only if everyone's back is turned. Really, they're best if one is alone in the house.

[docsconz]

Ghirardelli Semi Sweet Chocolate Blocks for cooking (sorry, can't tell you what they are really called, because I ate them all during the Federer match the other night). Anyway, they're good.

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omg, mayhaw man, i just did that last night. sooo guilty!

i have also been known to consume inordinate amounts of jelly in times such as these. jelly smeared on toast, crackers... oh, who am i kidding-- a butter knife will do just fine.

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I prefer the bittersweet.

[snowangel]

Bacon. Failing that, that coffee Double Rainbow ice cream I can get at Trader Joe's.

[plk]

Semi-sweet chocolate chips was my afternoon "treat" at my grandparents' house. I was allowed 10, and would line them up, and then make a circle with them, and try to stretch them as long as possible. Unsurprisingly, Grandma was very fit.

Today I'm having some strawberry preserves I'd made on some bread with butter.

[llc45]

Or Nutella from the jar. 

OOOh - That's my favorite (aside from secretly stealing from my daughter's candy stash that my parents just love to keep stocked).

[hjshorter]

My most desperate? The syrup from a can of peaches.

[Marmish]

you visit all the people in your building that might have a chocolate stash.

you eat the day old pastries in the teachers' lounge. You KNOW they weren't good to start with if they lived to be a day old in the teachers' lounge.

you see one of your middle school students with candy in the hallway and instead of making them throw it out or giving them detention, you make them share with you 50/50.

[Chris Amirault]

A shot of maple syrup straight from the bottle gets the monkey off my back.

[Lady T]

You dig out the stupid green and silver-wrapped Hershey's Holiday Kisses from last Christmas and scarf 'em down.

Milk chocolate. Hershey's, yet. The shame...the shame...

[JTravel]

Condensed milk straight from the fridge........what's leftover ofcourse!

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Oh YES, I love that stuff. Remember when we used to spread it on white bread and toast it over the campfire? Supposed to taste like angel food cake.....and it did!

Also, for chocolate the Mexican disks that you use for making cocoa.....already sugared and with a bit of cinnamon.

[JEL]

shot my mouth full of hersheys syrup bout two hours ago.........

yummy, but not something you want to do every day.....

[Carrot Top]

Miniature marshmallows.

But only if everyone's back is turned.  Really, they're best if one is alone in the house.

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I'm not sure if anyone else is privy to the fact but based on my experience, if you have an ancient box of instant hot cocoa with marshmallows hiding somewhere in your cupboards, the packets can be torn open to find tiny little hard nuggety marshmallows that try to hide in the cocoa powder.

Quite delightfully aged and special.

Edited September 5, 2007 by Carrot Top (log)

[feedmec00kies]

A shot of maple syrup straight from the bottle gets the monkey off my back.

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hey, at least you're not chugging a bottle of good ol' aunt jemima's pancake syrup.. i have a college friend who loves making a contest of it, super troopers style.

if i do crave sugar, i usually pay the price. significant amounts of sugar usually make my tummy angry.

doesn't stop me from craving candy (usually fruit jam-filled dark chocolate)! although those hot cocoa marshmellows are mighty tasty!

Edited September 5, 2007 by feedmec00kies (log)

[Lilija]

Going with the honey and syrup junkies, I've been known to have a spoonful of dark molasses.

A goob of caramel sauce, or hot fudge sauce from the half empty jars in the fridge works nice too.

[cakewalk]

Mix a bit of tehina with some honey. Instant halva. (Eat with spoon.)

[Kouign Aman]

spoonfuls of :

ginger marmalade

turbinado sugar

An entire pack of sugar free gum, one stick at a (rapid) time

[Dignan]

A shot of redi whip right in the mouth.

[markk]

I don't keep much sweet stuff in the house (on purpose), but there is always grape jelly (and there is always peanut butter), and when I get the craving, I dig them out. It's been known to happen at 3 in the morning when I should be asleep. Though I remember once years ago being hit by the craving and not having those and just eating a little bit of... believe it or not... sugar!

[petite tête de chou]

Raspberry preserves, honey, marmalade, peanut butter, maple or chocolate syrups by the spoonful. To make the raid seem a little more special I use my trusty, slightly bent sterling teaspoon for dippin.'

By the fingerful- brown sugar, cookie/cake sprinkles and even a bit of unsweetened cocoa. Go figure.

Let's not forget a handful or two of dry cereal.