Candied violets are the Necco Wafers of the overbred.
~Fran Lebowitz, Metropolitan Life
Grannie’s candied violets courtesy eG Forums.
You can’t eat those things, can you, Thurston?
Posted on May 24, 2012, in Words to live by and tagged Candied Violets. Fran Lebowitz, Dessert, Humor. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
Kitchen Slattern 
So what are the Necco Wafers of the underbred? And don’t say, “Pez.”
Necco Wafers, silly!
I tried to do make these delicate little sugared violets once…totally blew my serenity and I ended up swearing like a sailor. Over violets, for Christssake.
That you even tried is a testament to your character. Though what it says about your sanity….;)
Candied violets belong with gold foil on food. Violets are flowers, not a garnish. Gold is to be used to puchase things, like cakes without candied violets.
Overbred?! Do you know who my father is?!
Of course I do. We were at school together, old man.
You’re right…But I had started drinking then remember? That’s where the spiraling started.