Gelt, like Hanukkah itself, is for children, small humans whose palates have yet to develop beyond an inborn preference for sweetness. When I was a child, I looked forward to gelt almost as much ...

Laiskonis said one of his favorite gelt varieties is made by Divine, which offers milk chocolate and 70-percent dark chocolate coins. You can purchase single bags of gelt, as well as 10- and 30-packs.

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The gelt churned out by these companies may score high on nostalgia, but — with its hyper sugary, faux-chocolate flavor and distinctively waxy snap — it lags on taste and quality.

Many Jewish families celebrate the holiday by handing out gelt, chocolate coins covered in gold and silver. These days they're treats for kids. But the practice began as a way to thank labor.