Our toffee tastes so
good because in pouring it thin, we use more chocolate and pecans than if it were poured
thick!
Great
chefs live by the rule that you must start with the very best ingredients. They also are
reluctant to use preservatives. With that philosophy we have been making our delicious
pecan covered Toffee for over 30 years.
We have stayed with the same recipe from the
beginning but once we began offering it to the public we
found a need to pour it very thin. This makes it crisp but not
so hard that it will damage your teeth. Until about ten years
ago we only made the Toffee as gifts for friends and relatives
at Christmas time. What started our career as commercial candy
producers happened very much by accident as is so often the way.
We made some Toffee for a charity to sell at their Bazaar. They
promptly ran out. In fact they were out or our Toffee within the
first fifteen minutes. We began to receive calls for more so we
started taking orders. Gradually we began to take space at local
church bazaars and send out flyers reminding people how great it
was as a gift at Christmas. Growth has been largely by word of
mouth Once you taste it you are hooked. In fact many of our
customers say it is "habit forming". Response has been so good
we set up a proper kitchen at our ranch not far from Houston. We
obtained approval from the Texas Department of Health and The
Texas Department of Agriculture granted us the right to use
their logo on our packaging and literature.Our first packaging
was in plastic baggies with seasonal ribbons. Over time
we have switched to colorful tins. We select tins for
various seasons. It
is not just a Christmas business any more. We liked going to Bazaars. These shows have
been a wonderful way to meet a lot of people, let them taste the Toffee and give them a
brochure. We found we were getting a lot of orders as a result. In one of the early shows
we realized we didn't have a small packet of Toffee people could carry around or put in
their purse. We created one and offered it in our first show at The Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo. People would buy one and come back a little later saying they had eaten it
walking around. So we named it the Walkaround and although we do not offer it for mailing
it is very popular at the shows. We decided that we should be doing more shows and in 1997
we began to take booths in Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. This proved to be very
successful and now we are going to shows on a regional basis, not just in Texas. And too,
here we are on the Web. We hope you will try our unique approach to candy that has
traditionally been poured thick enough to hold an almond in the center. Remember, ours is
thin but crisp and therefore has more chocolate and pecans per bite. Enjoy!
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We have stayed with the same recipe from the
beginning but once we began offering it to the public we
found a need to pour it very thin. This makes it crisp but not
so hard that it will damage your teeth. Until about ten years
ago we only made the Toffee as gifts for friends and relatives
at Christmas time. What started our career as commercial candy
producers happened very much by accident as is so often the way.
We made some Toffee for a charity to sell at their Bazaar. They
promptly ran out. In fact they were out or our Toffee within the
first fifteen minutes. We began to receive calls for more so we
started taking orders. Gradually we began to take space at local
church bazaars and send out flyers reminding people how great it
was as a gift at Christmas. Growth has been largely by word of
mouth Once you taste it you are hooked. In fact many of our
customers say it is "habit forming". Response has been so good
we set up a proper kitchen at our ranch not far from Houston. We
obtained approval from the Texas Department of Health and The
Texas Department of Agriculture granted us the right to use
their logo on our packaging and literature.Our first packaging
was in plastic baggies with seasonal ribbons. Over time
we have switched to colorful tins. We select tins for
various seasons. It
is not just a Christmas business any more. We liked going to Bazaars. These shows have
been a wonderful way to meet a lot of people, let them taste the Toffee and give them a
brochure. We found we were getting a lot of orders as a result.
In one of the early shows
we realized we didn't have a small packet of Toffee people could carry around or put in
their purse. We created one and offered it in our first show at The Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo. People would buy one and come back a little later saying they had eaten it
walking around. So we named it the Walkaround and although we do not offer it for mailing
it is very popular at the shows. We decided that we should be doing more shows and in 1997
we began to take booths in Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. This proved to be very
successful and now we are going to shows on a regional basis, not just in Texas. And too,
here we are on the Web. We hope you will try our unique approach to candy that has
traditionally been poured thick enough to hold an almond in the center. Remember, ours is
thin but crisp and therefore has more chocolate and pecans per bite. Enjoy!