Candy is dandy

As Valentine's Day draws nigh, we are inundated with candy, specifically chocolate, which insidiously attempts to charm its way past our lips and, as the cliche says, onto our hips.

Harry London, which has been inducing sighs since 1922, is as close to irresistable as it gets. At www.greatfood.com, you can order a huge gold tin filled to the brim with milk chocolate caramels, dark chocolate-covered truffles, white pretzel Joys, peanutbutter-filled chocolate Buckeyes and more. You'll find individually wrapped treats of high-quality chocolate that snaps pleasantly as tooth meets cocoa, then eases into soft centers of mint and other sweet surprises.

The price tag: $69.99. To order by phone, call 1-800-GOODIES.