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Another edition of the “Touch the Moon Candy Saloon,” in conjunction with Golden String Inc., will be opening at the Oak Hill Renaissance Building, 345 Oak Hill Avenue, in Youngstown, Ohio. The store will be run by adults with disabilities starting on March 31, 2014. The Oak Hill store will feature the same line of…

Now available for a limited time, three regional sodas at Touch The Moon Candy Saloon! ALE81 (Kentucky), Cheerwine (North Carolina), and Tahitian Treat, ( a 7-Up product only produced regionally) are available for a limited time. Grab a cold one and some candy! Treat yourself! You deserve it!

Can you say “Salty”? Close to the original, but recently changed in taste. Zenobia has changed the size and the roasting of these seeds. The seeds are now a bit smaller and to quote Zenobia they are now “more roasted”. We tried them – they are definitely more roasted!

The 2014 Golden String, Beer, Wine, and Chocolate Taste will be held on Saturday April 26, 2014 at the Father Snock Center at St. Matthias Church. See the event page for all the details, forms and contact info – http://www.goldenstringradio.org/event/2014-beer-wine-and-chocolate-taste/

ZAGNUT is a candy bar produced and sold in the United States. It was acquired by The Hershey Company in 1996 but originally launched in 1930 by the D.L. Clark Company. The origin of the name “Zagnut” is uncertain; the “nut” part presumably comes from either the coconut coating or the peanut center, while the “zag” could…

Please visit the Touch the Moon Candy Saloon for your favorite retro Christmas candy! Touch the Moon has everything from old fashioned hard candies and peanut brittle to Reese’s trees and Life Savers tins and storybooks. Hello Kitty items, chocolate footballs, Purple Cat hot pepper jelly, and whimsical candy baskets and candy gift sets (created by…

The popular Idaho Spud Bar is a wonderful combination of a light cocoa flavored, soft marshmallow center drenched with a dark chocolate coating and then sprinkled with coconut (Sorry, no potato!). It was originally marketed as a “Healthful” candy bar since it is made with agar agar instead of gelatin. The potato shape and unique…

In 1909 The Pearson Candy Company was founded by five brothers in Minneapolis. The company started to manufacture their own products, making its debut in 1912 for a nickel was the Nut Goodie! The Nut Goodie has stood the test of time being in production for over 100 years! It is covered in real milk…

Please donate pennies to St. Jude Hospital in the name of Susie Cramer. Susie is a dear friend of ISLE, Purple Cat, Golden String, and Touch the Moon. We are collecting to donate to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Susie currently works at Meshel Masco in the office and has enjoyed some…