The 2010 Resolution Breaking, Ultimate Sugar High (Candy Store has opened in the Old Building that I last remember as being an Army Recruiting Station:
8408 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Downtown 20910
The smell inside the shop is intoxicating. They make the candy in the building, fresh, no preservatives. You can watch it being made. If you are old enough to remember the candy sold exclusively at Woodward and Lothrup "Woodies" stores in Wheaton Plaza, Montgomery Mall, Chevy Chase and the original Downtown Woodies you are probably going to be in nostalgia heaven when you taste it. The caramels are out of this world, even if you are not a "candy person". Velatis has a history of candy making that goes back over 150 years starting in Richmond, Va during the civil war and in Washington, DC from a shop opened in 1866. Their history is so interesting it is worth the read, as are the testimonials from people all over the DC area. They plan to add ice cream to the menu at the shop and are having a Grand Opening in March. Stop by and buy some caramels, you will not be disappointed! Happy Sugar High!
Good post. What is a surprise to me is the fact that new candy stores are being opened all over America. When I was a young boy our candy store owner had two or three dogs that would walk a high wire in front of the store. It sure brought a lot of young children to the store
What a wonderful post. The smells of a store that actually creates candy (as opposed to simply selling it) is simply sublime! The resurgence of candy stores is a good thing indeed.