{"id":952,"date":"2022-07-23T19:58:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T00:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/?p=952"},"modified":"2022-07-23T20:10:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T01:10:36","slug":"hooked-on-ribbon-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/hooked-on-ribbon-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooked on Ribbon Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large autoheight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candy_kitchen.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Webster was hooked on Steve Papapanu&#8217;s ribbon candy.  His chocolate Easter eggs, homemade ice cream, and taffy were popular items too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1908 until 1973, the Papapanu family ran the popular <em>Candy Kitchen<\/em> in the village of Webster, serving sandwiches, plates, sundaes, and a diverse selection of handmade chocolates and candies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Papapanu came to the United States from Greece when he was 12 years old, and began running the Candy Kitchen following his military service during World War I. His daughter, Mary grew up in the apartment above the Candy Kitchen and eventually took ownership of the business with her husband Chris Pantas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a devastating fire that closed the <em>Candy Kitchen<\/em>, the family continued to make specialty candy products from their home and sold them through <em>Utz&#8217;s Bakery<\/em> until about 1979.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another Greek family with a long history in the candy business continues to make ribbon candy by hand.  The Andrianos family runs Hercules Candies in Syracuse, NY and has a number of popular videos online demonstrating how small batch candy is made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe id=\"michael\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4tIFO6qCf1g\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Pantas from a 2019 &#8220;History and a Cup&#8221;, sharing stories of her family and the family candy business.  Mary talks about her dad&#8217;s ribbon candy around the 27 minute mark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe id=\"michael\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1QF-fLVj4A\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew at Hercules Candy of Syracuse, NY, making a batch of Chocolate Filled Ribbon Candy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image autoheight\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candypot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candypot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candypot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candypot-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/candypot-500x667.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The copper kettle used by the Papapanu family to make a variety of candies.  (On display at the Webster Museum.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image autoheight\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/taffy_hook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/taffy_hook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/taffy_hook.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/taffy_hook-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/taffy_hook-500x667.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A taffy hook used in the preparation of ribbon candy. (On display at the Webster Museum.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hercules Candies<\/strong> of Syracuse, NY: <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.herculescandy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.herculescandy.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Original Candy Kitchen<\/strong> of Williamson, NY: <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.originalcandykitchen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.originalcandykitchen.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Webster was hooked on Steve Papapanu&#8217;s ribbon candy. His chocolate Easter eggs, homemade ice cream, and taffy were popular items too. From 1908 until 1973, the Papapanu family ran the popular Candy Kitchen in the village of Webster, serving sandwiches, plates, sundaes, and a diverse selection of handmade chocolates and candies. Steve Papapanu came to the United States from Greece when he was 12 years old, and began running the Candy Kitchen following his military service during World War I. His daughter, Mary grew up in the apartment above the Candy Kitchen and eventually took ownership of the business with her husband Chris Pantas. Following a devastating fire that closed the Candy Kitchen, the family continued to make specialty candy products from their home and sold them through Utz&#8217;s Bakery until about 1979. Another Greek family with a long history in the candy business continues to make ribbon candy by hand. The Andrianos family runs Hercules Candies in Syracuse, NY and has a number of popular videos online demonstrating how small batch candy is made. Mary Pantas from a 2019 &#8220;History and a Cup&#8221;, sharing stories of her family and the family candy business. Mary talks about her dad&#8217;s ribbon candy around the 27 minute mark. The crew at Hercules Candy of Syracuse, NY, making a batch of Chocolate Filled Ribbon Candy. Hercules Candies of Syracuse, NY: www.herculescandy.com The Original Candy Kitchen of Williamson, NY: www.originalcandykitchen.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webster-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":963,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952\/revisions\/963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}