Who’s your sugar daddy?

Bissinger’s chocolate-dipped fruit

Warning: Do not sample Bissinger’s candies unless you have sizable discretionary income. A well-meaning friend gave me a bag of pricey Bissinger’s chocolate-covered cherries, and now I’ve become accustomed to a confectionery lifestyle I cannot afford. Not mere drugstore cordials, these candies preserve their tart cherry taste inside a generously thick shell of handcrafted chocolate. Bissinger’s also works chocolaty transformations on blackberries, blueberries, apricots, raspberries, strawberries and oranges. If you can swing prices upward of $25 a pound, order the candies directly online, or look for them seasonally at Whole Foods Markets. Otherwise, you’ll need a (literal) sugar daddy. www.bissingers.com.

—Becca Costello