How a Copper Hollow gift tin is put together
There is no warehouse shelf in this building. When a request arrives, the packer pulls the batch card for each candy, checks the date against the ledger, and lays out wax paper on the long table. Layers are built from the heaviest hard candy at the bottom to the lightest pulled taffy at the top so the contents arrive as arranged.
What travels inside the lid
- A pencil-written batch card naming the candy makers on shift that day.
- A wrapping note describing flavour notes, texture profile, and pairing ideas.
- A small allergen summary, repeated in full on our advisory page.
- For commemorative tins, a blank line for the year — most families fill it in.
Presentation, not transaction
This site is a showcase and collection guide. We do not process orders, take payments, or run a shopping cart here. Every button on this page leads to a description, a batch specification, or a letter you can write to the kitchen.
The people at the kettle
Three candy makers work the kitchen: a fourth-generation confectioner who trained on pulled ribbon candy in Ohio, a pastry cook who came for one season in 1994 and stayed, and an apprentice who is currently learning to read a sugar thread by eye. All three keep notebooks. None of them trust a thermometer alone.
The kitchen's own records go back to the first batch card in March 1958 — a butterscotch run of twenty-eight pounds, sold in paper sacks to the neighbours who helped move the kettle in.
Directions and small notes
From the village green, follow Maple Hollow Road north for three miles. The creamery is on the left after the covered bridge, marked by a copper keystone over the door. Parking is behind the building, and the step at the side entrance is stone — watch your footing in winter.
The kitchen is not a licensed restaurant and does not serve beverages. There is a bench outside, a water pump that still works, and a very opinionated cat named Barley who belongs to the neighbour.
Questions we are asked most
Can the kitchen recreate a candy from my childhood?
Sometimes. Write to us with the era, the shape, and any memory of the wrapper. The candy makers keep a folder of such requests and work through it in the quiet weeks after the holidays.
Do you ship gift tins?
The kitchen arranges gift presentations for pickup and for local delivery through the village. Any shipping question is best answered in a letter, because the answer depends on the season, the tin size, and how far the box has to travel.
Is the kitchen wheelchair accessible?
The counter room is level with the rear parking area and is accessible. The marble room and kettle pad sit three steps down and are reached by a handrail; visitors who prefer to stay at counter level still see the full collection.