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"Inspiring Cocktails Using Ancient Aphrodisiacs – True Treats Candy"
Love Through the Ages - Three Romance Inspiring Cocktails Using Ancient Aphrodisiacs When you think of aphrodisiacs, chocolate and oysters...
From The Colonial Apothecary to Your Kitchen - Four Recipes
From The Colonial Apothecary to Your Kitchen - Four Recipes Colonial-era apothecaries - or pharmacists - filled their shops with...
True Treats Botanical Extravaganza!
Here are some news publications for our upcoming event Saturday, May 1st! The Herald Mail Media - https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/harpers-ferry-shop-hosts-spring-sugar-and-sweets-extravaganza-saturday/article_f1a82d1d-6ecd-5cc5-b775-a6b9e1a7978b.html The Frederick...
"The Heart at the Heart of Valentine's Day Candy – True Treats Candy"
The Heart at the Heart of Valentine's Day Candy Yes, hearts are at the Heart of Valentine's Day cards and...
"Sugar Plum - Sugar What? – True Treats Candy"
So what is a sugar plum? Actually, they go back to the 1500s - maybe even earlier. To make sugar...
"The Mystery of Watergate (Salad) – True Treats Candy"
What on earth is Watergate salad? Who invented it? Why? And why call it Watergate? These questions are circulating around...
"The Slow and Quick Rise of the Peppermint Plant – True Treats Candy"
I recently got a call from a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, asking about the background of peppermint in...
"The Remarkable Life and Times of the Jelly Bean – True Treats Candy"
Turkish Delight The story of the jelly bean is remarkable, spanning cultures and centuries, involving sultans and ancient apothecaries, wars...
"Retro Candy You May Have Missed – True Treats Candy"
The universe of “retro” candy is a large one, spanning over 150+ years – Wax Lips (early 1900s), Good n’...
"The True Story of Beemans - Pig Guts and Pepsin – True Treats Candy"
The popular Beeman’s gum was invented in the late 1800s by Dr. Edward E. Beeman, an Ohio-based physician and researcher,...
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