Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-16
CANDY AND CONFECTIoNERs.

Scenes In the COnfectiOners' ShOps-A
Talk with the Candy Man.
The confectioner's trade in the holiday
season is a very important one. A Christ
mas stocking would be failure if it was
not stuffed half full of candy. Kriss Krin-
gle's pack, in whatever else it may be
lacking, is always we'll stocked with
sweet things.
1t is popularity supposed that he and
his assistants are at work all the year
making dolls, and wagons, and whistles
and other playthings that make up the
contents OF his pack. But the candies al
ways taste so fresh that the old man must
make them the very last thing before he
starts out on his terrestrial trip. He has
a great many assistants on this mundane
sphere, and while the old saint may bus
tie around the last few weeks, he cannot
be more active than the candy makers are
just at present.
WHO eats candy" is a question that
would occur TO the mind OF most any one
who walks along the streets, especially
on the eve of the holiday season and gazes
at the tempting array spread out in the
shop windows. After any one has seen
these piles of sweet things heaped up in
windows and showcases and for sale on
counters and has thought the matter over
he would probably be ready TO ask, "Who
don't eat candyT" 1t is rather difficult to
answer this question.
There is no we'll defined class of anti
candy eaters. The doctors and dentists
perhaps advice other people not to in
dulge, but they are not total abstainers
themselves. Parents issue the sternest
ediots on this subject to their chill
dren and hygienio or economical
enthusiasts dwell upon the injurious eff
fects upon the health and finances of in
diligence in this respect. But after all,
everybody will nibble at a plate of candies,
and those who lDay have scruples about
buying, do not always resist the tempta-
ton when presented to them as friendly
Offering.
The people who don't like candies are
very few, but the people who don't eat
candies for various reasons, are more nu-
merOus. The proportion of the two classes
however. to the entire population, is very
small, and consequently the candy max
ers are busy all the year round in turning
sugar and molasses into a variety OF
tOothsome and attractive forms, and in
dispOsing of their wares at good profit
to an eager public.
They are especially busy as the Christ
mas holidays approach: There are several
factories in Savannah where candies are
made, and visit at this season Of the
year reveals busy scene, A NEWS re-
porter stood for half an hour in front of
cOnfectioner's counter yesterday, watch
ing the proprietor pile up the most deli
cious CONNECTIONS on the scales and then
tumble them into paper bags and receive
the money with as little or much uncOncern
as if he was dealing out Goldfish balls or
some other prosaic article. After the last
customer had tripped out of the door car
rying in her hand quarter pound box OF
chocolate creams the NEWS man stepped
up to the counter. The CONDITIONER stood
with his hand resting I'm an inquiring sort
of way upon a little candy shovel that
rested upon pie Of DonOons. He evil
IDENTIFY thought he was going to make a
sale and did not look so pleased when he
found that 1t was not a customer that
! otherwise than pleasant amid such sweet
surroundings, and cheerfully said:
COB, yes; OF course Il great many OF our
customers are ladies, but then you know
they take the candy home for family use.
Girls are supposed 10 eat more candy
| than any one else. They certainly buy a
good deal. l haven't any opinion on the
| subject. 1t is not my business to have
opinions. / sell candy"
elbow about the Christmas trade 2"
asked the reporter.
"Well, we are pretty busy now, but we
will be buster next week, for the rush
will be then"
just then party of pretty young girls
tripped into the store and the oonfec-
toner put on his best smile and the NEWS
mau walked out.