Locally-made candy for stocking stuffers

You've probably never heard of local candy maker and wholesaler Route 29. Caramel is their specialty and it's on sale now.

December 17, 2009 at 7:05PM

Local candy maker Route 29 (New Hope, 612-781-2106) decided to send out a "stocking stuffer sale" announcement rather than a "Happy holidays" letter. Through Friday, Dec.19, a variety of its candies are on sale including gingerbread caramel dipped in milk chocolate or peppermint caramel dipped in dark chocolate ($1.50 each, regularly $2), mini snappers, peanut butter sticks or snowball grab n go boxes ($2.50 each, regularly $3), spiked chocolate caramels or peppermint bark Uptown snackers ($2.50 each, regularly $3) and vanilla caramels with mixed nuts or blue raspberry licoriece snowmen holiday mini-tubs ($2 each, regularly $5 to $6), all on sale online by phone or online.

Don't wait. A lot of this will be sold out before Saturday.

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John Ewoldt

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John Ewoldt is a business reporter for the Star Tribune. He writes about small and large retailers including supermarkets, restaurants, consumer issues and trends, and personal finance.  

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