Chocolate Chat

A place for stories, information and discussions about chocolate and life at a candy store; written and edited by members of the family at Anderson's Candy Shop.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

A happy (delicious) accident

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Welcome back to a special edition of Chocolate Chat. Today's entry is from third-generation candy maker (my Dad) Leif Anderson. He share...

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

A sweet lesson

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Welcome back to Choclate Chat. Today's entry is from fourth-generation candy maker Susanne Anderson. She shares the story of how a misch...

Monday, November 15, 2010

Your memories!

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One of the great things about the Internet is that with it Anderson's Candy Shop has gained the ability to share stories and connect wit...

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Grandma's Hands

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When prompted by my sister, again and again (“Susanne, will you please write something for the blog about Grandma’s hats?”), to write a blog...

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Anderson's hits the road; ice cream, donuts & candy in tow

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Dad and Uncle Lars decided to take the candy store on the road back in 1990. We began pretty small, pushing chocolate samples and business c...

I grew up in a candy store

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Well, sort of ... My name is Katie Anderson and I am the oldest daughter of third generation candy maker Leif Anderson -- the current owner ...

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Anderson's Candy Shop: is an old fashioned candy store located on the Illinois-Wisconsin border northwest of Chicago, Illinois. The store was opened just after World War I and today, a fourth generation of Anderson family members own and operates the shop. Anderson's uses 100 plus year old recipes to create its award-winning, gourmet quality candies.

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