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"According to a New York Times article from last month, sales of candy are way up and this is in direct relationship to a tanking economy. Evidently, when times are tough and spirits are languishing, people turn to the comforts of high calorie, high sugar, and low priced candy. These small indulgences are driving up candy profits anywhere from 8 to 30 percent, providing consumers with a sweet, but cheap, jolt of comfort and nostalgia. I decided to get in on the trend and indulge a bit with the rest of America, as a show of unity in these collectively difficult times. Peanut M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s were my preferred indulgence as a kid, so it only made sense to regress with a package of the newly conceived Dark Chocolate Peanut M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s.    As frequent readers of this space will note, I generally shy away from the highly processed snack food sort, but I am not so self-righteous that I am unable to enjoy a little bit of junk food. That said, Dark Chocolate Peanut M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s are far from being good for you, but nevertheless they are pretty darn good. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Peanut M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s (and M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s for that matter) are miniscule chocolate candies with a peanut trapped inside, and coated with a brightly colored candy shell. The only difference here is that instead of milk chocolate in the interior, there is dark chocolate. However, I think this is a bit of a misnomer, as the ingredients listed include skim milk, lactose and milkfat, thus making this more dark milk chocolate than truly dark chocolate. Small detail maybe, but for those of you that like your dark chocolate, this is important.  Considering the whole milk chocolate/ dark chocolate confusion, these M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s are pretty enjoyable...make that highly enjoyable. A little less sweet than the original milk chocolate variety, these M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s have a distinct dark chocolate bite to them that is just a tad bitter. While I wanted them to be a bit more distinctly dark chocolate in character, I have to say that I ate the whole 1.5-ounce bag in under two minutes without even noticing. Isn&amp;#039;t that what candy should be? Mindless, but sweetly reassuring consumption. Dark Chocolate Peanut M&amp;amp;amp;M&amp;#039;s are sold for under a dollar everywhere candy is peddled.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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