Almost the end of the year and my experience making candy

It is getting close to the end of the year for us at the candy store. This part of the year we slow down quite a bit mostly due to the weather and how cold it can be for the winter. My last day of the year is the 21st then I have the rest of the year off. Then I don't know when I will start after the first of the year because our candy makers get some time off and it's just the slow season for candy making.
I really have learn a lot working at the store and making candy. I love working with the people I work with and doing something different everyday at work. Making all different type of flavors of candy, during the summer making our Christmas candy mix. As well as bringing smiles to kids and adults who enjoy us making the candy and who have been coming to us for years. I have made a lot of memories at Henry' candy story. I can not wait to make more and keep making the candy everyone enjoys.

Cutting one of our many designs Christmas candy. 

A busy weekend with thanksgiving travelers

This weekend is one of the busiest weekend for us at the candy store. We saw a lot of of  familiars faces though out the weekend, as well as meeting new ones. Friday we made our most favorite hard candy drop, which is lemon drops. Which is made up of lemon flavoring and is very good and not over powering. We also made horehound sticks as well because we were out. To make our horehound flavoring we have to brew a tea and let it set for awhile. Most people do not like the smell or taste of horehound, but I like it because it reminds me of good times I had with my great grandma because it was a candy she loved. Saturday I worked a half a day because I had other commitments I had to attended to but we cooked up pecan fudge. Sunday we were very busy, we also had  a lot of kids come into the store and watch us make our grape flavored lollipops. I mostly ran the cash register then help on the table because of all the people.

Adding flavoring to the candy   

Little piece of history

The last couple of weeks at the candy store has been slow. As well as I haven't been working because I have other plans so I took some time off to enjoy myself. So for my blog I decided to give a little history lesson about the candy store.
A theory about where the o'henry candy bar was invented by a man named Tom Henry of Arkansas city, Kansas. Tom Henry ran a candy company called the Peerless candy factory, and in 1919 he started making the Tom Henry candy bar. He sold the candy bar to Williamson Candy Company in 1920, where they later changed the name to "Oh Henry!". Henry's family now runs a candy factory in Dexter, Kansas that sells "momma henry" bars, which are nearly identical to the original candy bar.
The store before it's current location  was located in downtown dexter, the building is still staying and is now called the gathering place. Henry's moved from this location in 1975 to their current location because we would see more cars on the highway then in downtown dexter. We also share the build with our local volunteer fire department. 

Slow week

This week in the the candy making business was real slow for us, it was the slowest week I have ever experienced in the candy store since I been working in there. This weekend we had to fill our orders that people have made for us to make and we also had to make for the store.
Friday we made our delicious Carmel fudge log rolls. These are made out of carmel and pecan nuts and roll into what looks like a log.
Saturday we made peanut brittle. Half was for an ordered that we had to finish. The other half was for  our peanut brittle toffee. Which is mostly peanut brittle deep in chocolate. It is very delicious.
Sunday we made peppermint lollipops and candy canes and sticks and had a lot of fun. We hardly had anyone come into the store. The weather makes a big difference when people what to get out or stay at home.
But it still is fun working at the candy store getting to tell people all about the different candies and how it has change over the years

Third entry

  This weekend at Henry's was a fun weekend for us. Friday I worked a full day of helping customers and making candy. We had a young students from Winfield come over after they went to stone barn pumpkin patch. It was so fun seeing how the kids reacted to what me and the other candy makers were doing just the small stuff. That day we made horehound because we were complete out of it.  Horehound is made out of a herb that we have to buy, it is getting harder for us to find the herb because it's pharmacy herb. The old saying for horehound is have one a day keeps the cold away. We were a little hasten to give first and second graders this candy because not a lot of kids would like it because of its bitterness. I took some out and was surprised that so many kids wanted to try it and they liked it. But the best thing that happened was seeing a smile on every kids face and them all thanking us.
  Saturday was another full day for us at the store. We made my less favorite things to make and that is peanut brittle and pecoflake. The reason why it's my less favorite thing is because of the smell and how time consumer it is to do everything to it. Peanut brittle is just carmel and peanuts that has become really hard and crunchy. Pecoflake is using coconut instead of peanuts. I like eating these candies I just don't like making and packing them.
  One question that I get constantly ask is "do you ever get tired of candy." I can honestly say no that I don't I really don't eat that much candy at the store because I'm constantly doing work. I'm either helping make candy or bagging it sealing it and labeling it, or waiting on the customers, and doing whatever is ask of me. I am so lucky to have a job like this because I know not many teenagers get jobs like this and to be part of something that has been around for so many years and has bought so much happiness to people and how people keep coming back

2nd entry

The last couple weeks of candy making have been interesting ones. We have some interesting customers come into the store as well. We have just finished our Christmas candy and ribbon candy that we make for the season. I can honestly say I'm glad to be done with making this type of candy because it is very hard to do while waiting on customers at the same making it.
We have made many type of drops in the past weeks, we have made watermelon, anus, horehound and cinnamon. We have done a lot of chocolates too. We have done my favorite s'mores bark, it's my favorite because I love s'mores so how can you not love s'mores bark. We have done a lot of mousetraps that Henry's is know for as well with our mama and papa bars.
I have an amazing time working there and meeting all these people that come from all over to say that have been to Henry's and that enjoy what we do.

the start

Hi, my name is Kesha. I'm writing this blog for my senior English class. It is required by my teacher. I will apologize before it might not be very good, it is my first every blog. the subject that I will discuss is about where I work at, and that is at Henry's Candy factory in my small town. We make a variety of candies and packed some as well. We sell in store and can also ship it to people. I'm going to discuss what I basically do at my job from making candy, packing candy and working with the people that own and run the store for fifty-eight years. I will be giving some information that made the store so unique.