Pay Day Candy Mix (And The Varying Degrees Of Fits Thrown In The South)
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I am posting this recipe so my Mama will stop having dying duck fits wanting me to.
Has your Mama ever thrown a fit? Have you ever thrown a fit? If you answered no to either one of those, you just can’t be a Southerner. You see, Southerners throw fits and we all have varying degree of fits, which are not “had” but “thrown“.
There is the classic hissy fit, which is rather mundane but still entertaining to watch. This is typically thrown by otherwise demure and well behaved ladies and consists mostly of high pitched voices being pitched even higher as hands wave around in the air and heads shake, sending dangly earrings bobbing after the jerky head movements.
Hissy fits aren’t that big of a deal unless combined with heat and humidity, then it can get ugly. A hissy fit might typically be thrown if you were about to have guests arrive for a party only to find that ice hadn’t been bought ahead of time or the sherbert in your punchbowl had already melted. The script for a hissy fit usually begins with “Oh lord! What are we gonna do now?!”
Cow fits are a bit more urgent, usually requiring some form of action to soothe the nerves of the fit thrower. One might throw a cow fit, for example, if you were running late for an appointment and discovered that your favorite heels had been chewed by the puppy. The cow fit script in this case would sound something like, “My shoes!! My favorite shoes!! Those were the ones I was going to wear today!”. Now dying cow fits require immediate action, but mainly just to get the fit thrower to hush so we can all have a bit of piece (In the interest of self disclosure, I am rather prone to cow fits due to my extreme lack of organization and ever growing to-do list, which wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t spend half my time looking for the dern list).
A duck fit is really one of the most minor fits but when it becomes a dying duck fit – you post the Payday Candy Mix recipe so you can get your Mama to stop quacking so much. ~grins~
The reason Mama wanted me to post this was because it has become quite the “pass along” idea among her quilting friends. Its like this fad all of a sudden, go to anyone’s house we know and you’ll see a pretty bowl (usually pressed glass) filled with this candy mix as soon as you step into the foyer (Which Southerners tend to pronounce “Four-yer” rather than the much more fashionable “Foy-yay”.). So see, her intentions were good, she wants y’all to have some of this candy, I just had other things on my plate and hadn’t got around to it until now.
If you like Payday candy bars, this is right up your alley because it tastes just like a payday, but is a heap prettier when presented in a nice little pressed glass bowl.
Hi Christy,
This candy would have been great for my nicotine fits I used to have. When I was trying to quit smoking I ate candy corn. You know they put sugar in cigarettes to get you addicted too. I would like to see the lotion recipe. (Us Moms have to stick together. LOL!) I really enjoy your site and can’t wait to try some of the recipes. By the way, the only thing I see missing in your breakfast meal is chocolate gravy. We have Christmas breakfast every year and try to make everything we can think of to eat for breakfast. It’s great and a lot of fun to hang out and visit with family and friends. Good luck on you site. Tell Your Mom I’m cheering for her. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Ha! See ya round! Cyngen
I LOVE this idea! So good and so simple! I wonder if it would work as well with some of the “new” flavors, like caramel chocolate corn… I sure think I’ll be trying this!
I’ve never liked candy corn, so I would be picking out all the peanuts!
My mama in law keeps this stuff right in the four yer right up until november 1st when she busts out the fudge and divinity!
hissy fits are a common fact of life at my house and things just get slammed and banged and no one really gets hurt to long as they stay out of my way! As for the candy recipe , I love paydays, reminds me of when I was a kid !! Have,nt tried recipe yet but movie night is coming so will give it a whirl. As for crock pot , had some one for 12 yrs of happy marriage, handels have broken off but still cooks, could use new one ! love this site and so glad I joined !!
I have never tried this! I bet kids would love this! I also had never heard of all the different kinds of fits! Fun post!
I am so glad that all of you are replying favorably to my Pay Day candy. I did keep after Christy to pass this recipe along to you. I told her that every recipe did not have to be a family heirloom recipe. Sometimes the easy recipes are some of the best. I also told her that she should pass along our recipe for the best hand cream (we use it all over our body). Her son, Brady, made it for Christmas gifts last year. It is really easy to make and loved by everyone that uses it. It smells really great too. Now I have figured out how to get Christy to post the recipes that I suggest. I’ll just suggest them as a comment and have everyone else throw a hissy fit until she does it! That way I don’t get in hot water for nagging her! I think I finally have this internet stuff figured out.
There must be hope for us old folks afterall. I’ll think about it tomorrow and come up with another “suggestion” for something that you may want to see on her blog. Just check back periodically and if you like what I suggest, nag Christy until she does it. Mama
Hey Christy, I would love to have the hand cream recipe and would hate for your Mama to have to have another hissy fit! Good hand cream really is expensive. Keep up the good work! Kathy
Are you talking about the dollar store cream?
2 (9 ounce) bottles of baby lotion
2 (8 ounce) jars of vitamin e lotion and
vaseline petroleum jelly
This IS good stuff!!
Mama, maybe YOU need to start a blog TOO! Love both of yall!
Hi “Mama J” ~waves to you~
Thanks for the suggestion so all us SP folks can get a laugh today and a great idea for candy dish contents. I have the ingredients on hand and am heading to the pantry in a minute to begin my quest to bring joy to my family soon.
I am so looking forward to the honor of meeting you in Atlanta soon as I admire you and I just know you are as warm & wonderful as Christy tells me all the time. I hope we can spend a few minutes together and hear about your lovely home, the grandchildren and your travels w/ Christy’s Dad.
See ya soon
Terri