Now, don't get me wrong. We all love Turkish delight and, if there were a box of it, it would not last long, especially if the flavour selection included rose, pistachio and lemon.
Evidence of our enjoyment would be the liberal dusting of icing sugar on our lips and fingers.
But despite its popularity as a standalone confection, in this household it is not regarded as a successful filling for chocolates.
Granted, they will eventually get eaten (after all, they have chocolate around them) but for the last few days of festive overeating, they will be the only ones left.
These are chocolate outcasts wishing they could be like other chocolates. They are the ones left 'til last when picking teams.
I know not whether our house is typical of the nation's taste but if it is there is a definite message for the producers: boost the truffles and the chewy or flowing caramel count and maybe have one token peppermint and one token Turkish delight. But that's all.
A famous brand of toffees highlights the same Christmas issue. My pick is toffee de luxe but I also have no problem with malt, coconut, or egg and cream.
The last two to get picked are Harrogate and mint. And anyway, what is Harrogate?
I had to do some research.
Apparently, the flavour was originally developed in the spa town of Harrogate in Yorkshire as an attempt to remove the pungent taste of the town's spa waters. Maybe that's why it tastes rather medicinal.
The same problem occurs with the festive boxed-biscuit collections.
Hokey pokey squiggles and anything involving chocolate will disappear as quickly as hot cakes and dunking fans will soon take care of the gingernuts.
But left at the bottom of the tin will be a sad selection of milk arrowroot and wine biscuits ("round", "vanilla" or "super").
Surely a biscuit has hit the bottom of the barrel when the only description offering is its shape.
Scene: A biscuit boardroom.
Chairman: Our round wine sales figures are down. We need a new shape.
Board member: Oval?
Other board member: No, they'd get confused with arrowroot.
Tea Lady: Vesica Piscis?
My final point has nothing to do with assortments but is an important part of the meaning of Christmas.
Packets bearing the name glace cherries can either contain a) glace cherries or b) balls of something made in a laboratory and, in texture, resembling the interior of a golf ball.
Next Yuletide, if you intend baking Christmas cake or Christmas pudding, read the packaging carefully when buying glace cherries.
So, there you are - the assorted issues of Christmas all sorted. Oops! Forgot liquorice allsorts.
- Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, a writer, musician and public speaker.
