Dr. Laskey was first approached by Marblehead candy maker, Girdler Stacey in the 1880’s looking for a simpler, faster way to make holiday ribbon candy and Laskey came up with his mechanical ...

The patent (No. 1,162,616, below) for Kiester’s “Candy Ribbon Crimping Machine,” issued on November 30, 1915, describes the invention as “a simple and efficient machine…in which the ...

Their ribbon candy is now long gone, but a second and third generation of their family still make and sell sweet wares here. They have moved on. The foundation for the Widman family as candy ...

I grew fond of the ribbon candy. I brought that tradition to my family through marriage. Once Dick had some, he really liked it so every year we bought some. Some years I received it as part of my ...

When my sister and I were kids, we spent a lot of time in her kitchen, learning to make candy. Recently, when writing my story about candy-making, I went on a hunt to find her recipes.