I am old enough to remember the separate Kingdoms, Principalities and States of Germany coming together as one federal Empire in 1871. It is now with the greatest of pleasure that I can announce that leaving us today will be an order of my afternoonified new packaging to Hoxter, a beautiful town in North Rhine-Westphalia. … Continue reading German Customer!!
I am so very excited to be able to share with you our new lines that will be coming out towards May. We have been making Toffee for such a long time using it as a centre to our sweets, especially the fantastic Liquorice & Blackcurrant which has proven to be such a favourite. Today, … Continue reading Toffee
Let me first assure you that I am in fine health as are all of my workers and the factory is dry and working well, this is a tale from over 150 years ago. I was awoken during the night of 11th March 1864 by a maffiking outside of my house. A chuckaboo knocked on … Continue reading The Great flood
In 1885 I wrote a little ditty about my “Celebrated” Mint Rock and I believe that it still is very much true to this day so I have reproduced it for you: The many compounds which have been manufactured by various persons, and palmed upon the public as “Mint Rock,” and thus, by the adoption … Continue reading My Celebrated Mint Rock
On the day of Mr Darwin’s birth 209 years on I remember the jolly chap causing a hullaballoo with his new book. I read in many a newspaper of his rambunctious stories and tales of how we, and many creatures, may have come about. How contrary some of the clergy fellows are becoming in their … Continue reading On the Origin of Species
Yuletide greetings to one and all and also a huge and heartfelt thank you to you all for making 2017 a most splendid year! I am excited and pleased by the growth my rambunctious confections have seen throughout 2017. This is very much down to all of you for supporting and stocking my 6 splendid … Continue reading Merry Christmas one and all!
With my last post being in relation to 150 years of The Wednesday you may be thinking this is a sporting website, however, it is purely that as a proud Sheffielder I must mention when a momentous occasion in our City’s history occurs. It is 160 years ago to this very day that Messers Creswick … Continue reading 160 Years of Sheffield FC
