I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be a lot of local candy companies which basically make their own candy, and sell it from their own store front. Each local town seems to have one. Most of the candy they sell is what I would call "filled chocolate." I was wondering if other areas of the country have the same local candy companies. Today with everything being a national brand, I find it unusual that this is true. Tom
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] net.com says... > I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be a > lot of local candy companies which basically make their > own candy, and sell it from their own store front. Each > local town seems to have one. Most of the candy they sell > is what I would call "filled chocolate." I was wondering > if other areas of the country have the same local candy > companies. Today with everything being a national brand, I > find it unusual that this is true. Just had a chocolate place open up a block and a half from me. They make all sorts of bonbons, truffles, fudge, etc. I love their pistachio fudge and the cherry cheesecake fudge. They can be contacted at the site listed - the site needs help. Next time I'm in there I think I'll talk to them. http://www.oceanstatechocolates.com/
mary wrote: > I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be a > lot of local candy companies which basically make their > own candy, and sell it from their own store front. Each > local town seems to have one. Most of the candy they sell > is what I would call "filled chocolate." I was wondering > if other areas of the country have the same local candy > companies. Today with everything being a national brand, I > find it unusual that this is true. We have a number of small candy stores around here that do their own chocolates. I find them much better than any of the products from the big chocolate companies.
In article <[email protected]>, "mary" <[email protected]> wrote: > I was wondering if other areas of the country have the > same local candy companies. Today with everything being a > national brand, I find it unusual that this is true. > > Tom The Minneapolis/St. Paul area is blessed with a number of local candy companies. Most of them seem to have reputations that extend well beyond the region: - Pearson's (http://www.pearsonscandy.com) invented the salted nut roll and is famous for their Nut Goodie. - Just Truffles (just up the street from me; http://www.justtruffles.com) makes some wonderful truffles -- and nothing else. They've been on Food Network a few times. - B.T. McElrath Chocolates (http://www.btmcelrath.com) makes great chocolate and, according to their Web site, this month, Chocolatier magazine named them one of 20 Top Artisan Chocolate Makers in the U.S. - Chocolate Celeste (http://www.chocolateceleste.com) makes very tasty stuff, too, similar to Just Truffles. - The Fritz Company (http://www.fritziefresh.com) has been making and selling candy since WWII. I'm not the biggest fan of it, but it is sold widely around here. - Farley's & Sathers is headquartered here; they manufacture and sell many brands of candy people would recognize, including Rain-Blo gumballs, Super Bubble bubblegum, Jujyfruits, and Chuckles. Hmm ... didn't realize there were so many candy companies here ... sd
mary wrote: > I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be a > lot of local candy companies which basically make their > own candy, and sell it from their own store front. Cleveland has the Malley's Chocolate Company: http://www.malleys.com/ They have good chocolate, although some of their other non-chocolate stuff is just resale from national chains (Jelly Belly, Brach's, etc). I think they make their own ice cream. If you ever drive through Cleveland, stop at a Malley's store and try a root beer float. They are My wife likes the South Bend Chocolate Company: http://www.sbchocolate.com/ I have had a chocolate or two from there and they were good. I think she likes them mainly because she is from the South Bend area and that is about the only local chocolate place -- anything is better than some national brand sitting on the shelf for months at a time. But the South Bend company is above average. -- John Gaughan http://www.johngaughan.net/ [email protected]
"sd" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:sd55117- [email protected] <snip> > > The Minneapolis/St. Paul area is blessed with a number of > local candy companies. Most of them seem to have > reputations that extend well beyond the region: > > - Pearson's (http://www.pearsonscandy.com) invented the > salted nut roll and is famous for their Nut Goodie. > - Just Truffles (just up the street from me; > http://www.justtruffles.com) makes some wonderful > truffles -- and nothing else. They've been on Food > Network a few times. > - B.T. McElrath Chocolates (http://www.btmcelrath.com) > makes great chocolate and, according to their Web site, > this month, Chocolatier magazine named them one of 20 > Top Artisan Chocolate Makers in the U.S. > - Chocolate Celeste (http://www.chocolateceleste.com) > makes very tasty stuff, too, similar to Just Truffles. > - The Fritz Company (http://www.fritziefresh.com) has been > making and selling candy since WWII. I'm not the biggest > fan of it, but it is sold widely around here. > - Farley's & Sathers is headquartered here; they > manufacture and sell many brands of candy people would > recognize, including Rain-Blo gumballs, Super Bubble > bubblegum, Jujyfruits, and Chuckles. > > Hmm ... didn't realize there were so many candy companies > here ... > > sd Crap! Why didn't you post this 4 days ago? We could have added even more to our food list! Then again, we spent just over $200 on food to take home so maybe it's best that I didn't see your post earlier! I did pick up a couple of Nut Goodies at a gas station on the way back, though. Your post has been saved for the next trip! rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!***
John Gaughan <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]: > mary wrote: >> I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be >> a lot of local candy companies which basically make their >> own candy, and sell it from their own store front. > > Cleveland has the Malley's Chocolate Company: > http://www.malleys.com/ They have good chocolate, although > some of their other non-chocolate stuff is just resale > from national chains (Jelly Belly, Brach's, etc). I think > they make their own ice cream. If you ever drive through > Cleveland, stop at a Malley's store and try a root beer > float. They Malley's also has wonderful Hot Fudge Sundaes, but even better are their Cold Fudge Sundaes, especially with lightly salted toasted pecans. The cold fudge topping is thick, rich, and very chocolatey. > My wife likes the South Bend Chocolate Company: > http://www.sbchocolate.com/ I have had a chocolate or two > from there and they were good. I think she likes them > mainly because she is from the South Bend area and that is > about the only local chocolate place -- anything is better > than some national brand sitting on the shelf for months > at a time. But the South Bend company is above average. Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, we were treated to See's Candies which we had only heard about before. Most of their offerings are excellent. Wayne
Wayne Boatwright wrote: > Malley's also has wonderful Hot Fudge Sundaes, but even > better are their Cold Fudge Sundaes, especially with > lightly salted toasted pecans. The cold fudge topping is > thick, rich, and very chocolatey. I think they use Peterson's Nuts, which is a local nut company but they have quasi-national distribution. Very good nuts... ;-) > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, we > were treated to See's Candies which we had only heard > about before. Most of their offerings are excellent. I have heard of See's before. I think they are another local company that gets their stuff distributed nationally in limited quantities. -- John Gaughan http://www.johngaughan.net/ [email protected]
John Gaughan <[email protected]> wrote in news:104o35r2c9hdoc2 @corp.supernews.com: > Wayne Boatwright wrote: >> Malley's also has wonderful Hot Fudge Sundaes, but even >> better are their Cold Fudge Sundaes, especially with >> lightly salted toasted pecans. The cold fudge topping is >> thick, rich, and very chocolatey. > > I think they use Peterson's Nuts, which is a local nut > company but they have quasi-national distribution. Very > good nuts... ;-) Yes, CAPCO (Charles A. Peterson) nut company. I used to go to their location near (I think) E. 9th and Prospect to buy various nuts. I could buy pinenuts by the pound for very little money. >> Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, we >> were treated to See's Candies which we had only heard >> about before. Most of their offerings are excellent. > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > local company that gets their stuff distributed nationally > in limited quantities. Sees is California based and distributes in 15-16 states, mostly in the West. Wayne
Wayne Boatwright wrote: > Yes, CAPCO (Charles A. Peterson) nut company. I used to go > to their location near (I think) E. 9th and Prospect to > buy various nuts. I could buy pinenuts by the pound for > very little money. East 9th and Carnegie, across from Jacobs Field. I remember because of the painting on the side of their building. It was a bunch of peanuts in different stages of opening, but instead of nuts, it contained a basketball and a baseball. You are correct, they have very good nuts and at low prices. I worked at more than one restaurant that would buy pinenuts (for example) for about $4 per pound, about half what they go for normally. And they were excellent tasting, too. -- John Gaughan http://www.johngaughan.net/ [email protected]
John Gaughan <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]: > Wayne Boatwright wrote: >> Yes, CAPCO (Charles A. Peterson) nut company. I used to >> go to their location near (I think) E. 9th and Prospect >> to buy various nuts. I could buy pinenuts by the pound >> for very little money. > > East 9th and Carnegie, across from Jacobs Field. I > remember because of the painting on the side of their > building. It was a bunch of peanuts in different stages of > opening, but instead of nuts, it contained a basketball > and a baseball. Ah, yes, Carnegie. I should have remembered that. I remember CAPCO from long before there was even a thought of Jacobs Field. One of my first jobs, in the late 1960s, was at Halle Bros. on Euclid Ave. That's when I began shopping at CAPCO. Within the same block there was also a Middle Eastern shop that had wonderful pastries asd well as fresh-made pita bread and filo dough by the pound. Their spanikopita was also very good. > You are correct, they have very good nuts and at low > prices. I worked at more than one restaurant that would > buy pinenuts (for example) for about $4 per pound, about > half what they go for normally. And they ARGHHHH!!! I sure remember those prices. Last week pinenuts were selling at a local store here in Phoenix for $12 per pound. John, where abouts are you now living in the South? Both my parents' families are from NE MS and we lived in several other areas as I was growing up. Wayne Wayne
John Gaughan wrote: > > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, > > we were treated to See's Candies which we had only heard > > about before. Most of their offerings are excellent. > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > local company that gets their stuff distributed nationally > in limited quantities. Started in 1921 in Los Angeles, but now with stores all over the west and Hawaii, maybe other places too. The chocolate for their confections comes from Guittard. I didn't find a web site for them, but here's a web page about them: http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_520/sees.htm
John Gaughan wrote: > > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, > > we were treated to See's Candies which we had only heard > > about before. Most of their offerings are excellent. > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > local company that gets their stuff distributed nationally > in limited quantities. Started in 1921 in Los Angeles, but now with stores all over the west and Hawaii, maybe other places too. The chocolate for their confections comes from Guittard. I didn't find a web site for them, but here's a web page about them: http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_520/sees.htm
John Gaughan wrote: > > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, > > we were treated to See's Candies which we had only heard > > about before. Most of their offerings are excellent. > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > local company that gets their stuff distributed nationally > in limited quantities. Started in 1921 in Los Angeles, but now with stores all over the west and Hawaii, maybe other places too. The chocolate for their confections comes from Guittard. I didn't find a web site for them, but here's a web page about them: http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_520/sees.htm
"Mark Thorson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > John Gaughan wrote: > > > > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, > > > we were treated to See's Candies which we had only > > > heard about before. Most of their offerings are > > > excellent. > > > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > > local company that gets their stuff distributed > > nationally in limited quantities. > > Started in 1921 in Los Angeles, but now with stores all > over the west and Hawaii, maybe other places too. The > chocolate for their confections comes from Guittard. > > I didn't find a web site for them, but here's a web page > about them: > > http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_520/sees.htm > > > MMMM - I love See's candy. Their web site is http://www.sees.com/. NancyJaye
"Mark Thorson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > John Gaughan wrote: > > > > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, > > > we were treated to See's Candies which we had only > > > heard about before. Most of their offerings are > > > excellent. > > > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > > local company that gets their stuff distributed > > nationally in limited quantities. > > Started in 1921 in Los Angeles, but now with stores all > over the west and Hawaii, maybe other places too. The > chocolate for their confections comes from Guittard. > > I didn't find a web site for them, but here's a web page > about them: > > http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_520/sees.htm > > > MMMM - I love See's candy. Their web site is http://www.sees.com/. NancyJaye
"Mark Thorson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > John Gaughan wrote: > > > > Not local, but when we relocated from Ohio to Arizona, > > > we were treated to See's Candies which we had only > > > heard about before. Most of their offerings are > > > excellent. > > > > I have heard of See's before. I think they are another > > local company that gets their stuff distributed > > nationally in limited quantities. > > Started in 1921 in Los Angeles, but now with stores all > over the west and Hawaii, maybe other places too. The > chocolate for their confections comes from Guittard. > > I didn't find a web site for them, but here's a web page > about them: > > http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_520/sees.htm > > > MMMM - I love See's candy. Their web site is http://www.sees.com/. NancyJaye
mary wrote: > > I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be a > lot of local candy companies which basically make their > own candy, and sell it from their own store front. Each > local town seems to have one. Most of the candy they sell > is what I would call "filled chocolate." I was wondering > if other areas of the country have the same local candy > companies. Today with everything being a national brand, I > find it unusual that this is true. > > Tom Hi Mary, I'm in Pgh. too. Yes, we have lots of candy companies. but the best is Betsy Ann. Their chocolates are superb. The worst is probably Sherm Edwards - poor quality chocolate. Sarris is excellent and Dakins is okay. When I lived in So. Calif. we had See's but now See's is expanding I think. We don't have one yet in PA but you can get their candy around Xmas time at a special booth in South Hills Village, maybe other areas too. Funny thing. My sister and I went camping up north near Wellesboro last fall. We stopped at a fancy schmancy candy place up there. I was asking them about their fudge. I wanted to know if it was made with corn syrup in it as I don't like the texture of fudges made with corn syrup - too chewy, not fondant-like enough. Anyway they said they didn't know. I said how can you not know. You make the fudge here don't you? Yes, we do. Well, then why can't you tell me if it's got corn syrup in it? Well, we make it from a mix. ?????!!!!! What the hell? Here they are posing as a gourmet candy shop and they make their fudge from a mix????? Suffice it to say I didn't buy anything there. Who knows what they made their other candies out of. Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? mailto:[email protected]
"mary" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be a > lot of local candy companies which basically make their > own candy, and sell it from their > own store front. Each local town seems to have one. Most > of the candy they sell is what I would call "filled > chocolate." I was wondering if other areas > of the country have the same local candy companies. Today > with everything being a national brand, I find it unusual > that this is true. > > Tom > Did you know that Artisan chocolate shops now outnumber McDonald's and Burger King franchises? It has been estimated that in the next half decade or so they will outnumber Staruck's, leading the world in locations. I personally think it's wonderful. I think that everyone should patronize smaller, more specialized stores when economically feasible and when possible. Keep some variety and regional flavors going for our children's children to discover. kimberly
John Gaughan wrote: > mary wrote: >> I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and there seems to be >> a lot of local candy companies which basically make their >> own candy, and sell it from their own store front. > > Cleveland has the Malley's Chocolate Company: > http://www.malleys.com/ > > ... > > My wife likes the South Bend Chocolate Company: > http://www.sbchocolate.com/ ... > Seattle has Fran's Chocolates http://www.franschocolates.com/ Mmmmmmmmm.... ---jkb -- "No sprinkles! For every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you!" -- Stewie Griffin
