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Chocolate Balls Are In and They’re Amazing!

So excited! We just received our first batch of cacao balls from Grenada – used to make chocolate tea…a true delight, I can assure you!

Grenada – Ian Roberts: Mangos of the Island

Ian Roberts is a craftsman who sells bracelets and other trinkets from a stall at the beach. He uses black coral and other natural elements which he polishes and shapes using a cigarette lighter.

Grenada – Alvin Heinz: Cacao Tea

Alvin Heinz spends much of his day in a tree outside the Radisson Hotel at the Grand Anse beach or at St. Georges when the cruise ships come in.

New! Gummy Cola

A little known fact: the gummy candy started life as the Turkish Delight – a medicine used for sore throat around 900CE – and is a cousin to the Chuckles and jelly bean. Our question: which new gummy should we introduce at the store?

The Story of Hate and Love

Throughout my career as a candy researcher, I have encountered much love – candy that grandparents gave to grandchildren, parents gave to their kids, lovers gave to each other. I’ve also encountered hate through the realities of the displacement of Naive Americans, the enslavement of African Americans, and the horrors of the spice trade, to Read More

Grenada- Carl David: The Cane and the Corn

“Without working, you cannot inherit your part in life.” Carl David is a taxi driver and our guide while researching the spices on the island Grenada.

The Almost-Astonishing Story of Chocolate Covered Peppermint Candy

From Ice Cream Cones to a Retro Candy Favorite As you may remember, in my previous blog “The Almost-Astonishing Story of Chocolate Covered Peppermint Candy” I revealed the ascent of the peppermint pattie from Henry C. Kessler’s first ever smooth-and-creamy filled York Peppermint Pattie to the Welsh-Brothers’ Junior Miss nine years later.

Cinnamon Tree

What is this gnarled tree? Today we know it well – we use its bark as a flavoring and garnish which we associate with love, comfort and fun.

Grandma’s Hard Candy: More than a Sweet Treat

Candy serves many purposes – a reward, pick-me-up, breath-freshener, and symbol such as the candy cane and Easter chocolate eggs. But none is so embedded with meaning on an everyday level as the hard candies that grandmothers’ kept in their candy bowls at home or their purses, dispensing them to children and, above all, grandchildren.

The World’s Sexiest Plant

What is this winding plant? Hint: It’s the sexiest plant around and the source of one of the most revered flavorings.