Candy Making for DUMmIES

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Candy Making
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
by David Jones
Candy Making For Dummies
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About the Author
David Jones
and his wife, Janet, left Atlanta for the Georgia mountains in
June 1973 and, on impulse, took over a tiny candy shop in the Bavarian-style
tourist village of Helen, Georgia, a couple of weeks later. David had no candy-
making knowledge so, for the first three years, the couple simply bought
candy and sold it to the tourists who visited the village. They named their
little shop Hansel & Gretel Candy Store.
In 1976, the couple learned to make peanut brittle, which they made in their
home because the shop was so small. Because of that one confection, the
business grew to fill two large buildings in the Alpine village. The business,
which encompasses more than 8,200 square feet, is now known as Hansel &
Gretel Candy Kitchen to reflect the onsite production. David seemed to have
a knack for making candy and learned to make many other delicious and eye-
appealing confections, including fudges, caramels, creams, divinity, toffees,
and all kinds of chocolates. And all these delicious confections were made so
the public could watch.
Together David’s shops attract more than 250,000 visitors per year, and David
gives frequent chocolate tours and offers tips to visitors and callers who con-
tact him for his expertise. David, Janet, and their staff are currently develop-
ing the Hansel & Gretel Institute, which will teach candy making and be a
troubleshooting sounding board for candy makers.
Hansel & Gretel has been a member of Retail Confectioners International
(RCI) since 1983, and David’s association with that organization has influ-
enced the growth of his company. RCI members share concepts and recipe
ideas, and the association runs candy schools and candy classes for its mem-
bers. David has attended the RCI Gus Pulakos Candy School and has taken a
course in truffle making run by RCI. He previously served on RCI’s board of
directors and, in 2005, he once again was elected to the RCI board.
Helen, Georgia (
helenga.org
) is a Bavarian-style village that attracts more
than 2 million visitors a year. David is a past president of the village’s cham-
ber of commerce, and he currently serves on the board of directors of the
chamber.
 Dedication
Dedicated to my late parents, Shuford and Katherine Jones, for always believ-
ing in me and being there when I needed help and understanding. They loved
me; they loved my candy; and they would have loved this book.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Thanks to my agent Jessica Faust of Bookends and to all the folks at Wiley
Publishing for believing in a first-time author, especially Acquisitions Editor
Stacy Kennedy for believing that a writer existed beyond the few phrases that
she read. I have the greatest admiration for Georgette Beatty, my project
editor, because she was able to keep me on task and always knew the right
words to inspire me when I needed an “atta-boy.” And thanks to Copy Editor
Michelle Dzurny for correcting my Georgian grammar; to Recipe Tester Emily
Nolan for checking all the recipes; and to General Reviewer and Nutritional
Analyst Patty Santelli.
Thanks to Editor-in-Chief Michael Allured and Associate Editor Gail
Schippman of
The Manufacturing Confectioner
magazine for recommending me
as a possible author to get the ball rolling my way.
I appreciate my friends Gary Guittard and Gary Williams of Guittard
Chocolate and Chuck Phelan of Peter’s Chocolate for taking care of my choco-
late needs (because we made countless recipes in our candy kitchen!).
I am especially grateful to John Roche, my production manager at Hansel &
Gretel, and all my staff for their help in producing recipes that were smaller
than our normal batches of candy and for doing so at odd times of the day or
night. Thank you to my daughter Andrea, who taught me the necessary com-
puter skills so vital to the writing of this book. Thanks to my daughter Diana
for spending so much time in her teen years helping in the shop and for
making decorating suggestions. And a special thanks to the person without
whom I could never have created home-size recipes from large batches,
Randy Hofberger, the Technical Manager for Nestle Chocolate and
Confections Company. Randy was always there to answer my many questions
and to correct my errors. I couldn’t have written this book without him.
For all my friends — including my friends at Retail Confectioners
International (RCI) — who accepted my excuses when I couldn’t come out
and play for six months — thank you for understanding.
And last but certainly not least, I want to thank my lovely wife, Janet, for tol-
erating the long days and nights I spent writing and for giving me her input
when I needed an idea or an answer.
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Cartoons:
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