I’m not much of a chocolate eater but I have always had a huge weakness for the Wispa.
To be honest, I was sad but not distraught when it was withdrawn from sale since it was a temptation. And we anorexics don’t really like temptation.
However, more recently, when I seem to have the condition under control to the degree that I will occasionally treat myself to a chocolate bar, the absence of my favourite Cadburys bar became something of a problem.
Green & Blacks is very nice but it tends to come in big bars which sit in the fridge and shout at other people to finish them when I’ve satisfied my immediate need for a couple of squares.
Lindor chocolate balls are a long-established weakness that is only indulged at Christmas due to my propensity for polishing off an entire box prior to lunch and suffering from a faceful of zits a week later.
I spoke to my mole at Cadburys, expressing my sadness and it was he that told me of the first whispers. They were thinking about bringing it back. As a test. To see how popular it was.
When this eventually came to pass, there was still no sign of them in my local stores and when I emailed him plaintively, he procured and despatched two of the sought after bars. That man is a hero!
It was just as good as I remembered. Soft, sweet and moreish. Melting on the tongue and satisfying the craving without the kickback of a headache and sugar rush afterwards.
And then came the best news of all. Wispa was coming back. PROPERLY.
I joined the Facebook appreciation society in anticipation. It was just such a shame that it took so long to filter down to my local shops. And then, when it did, I had to resist temptation for a little longer. After all, I didn’t want to feel as if it was some extension of obsessive/compulsive disorder. So I tormented myself for a full month after they first appeared in our stores and rewarded my self-control after a particularly exhausting and stressful week.
Ahhhhh…. bliss!
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