658790 Mon Oct 12 06:29:17 -0700 2009 8 12 Boston Area 0 5096546 I was hoping to find a locally made candy to give out for Halloween- any ideas? Mon Oct 12 06:29:17 -0700 2009 158016 cassoulady 1 5096573 necco -- new england confectionary company makes necco wafers, candy dots, sky bars, clark bars, squirrel nuts, among others. they were in cambridge, and now are in revere. http://www.necco.com/OurProducts/Products.asp?ProductSubCategoryID=3 ye olde pepper candy companie in salem, claims to be america's oldest candy company. they're famous for black jacks. http://www.yeoldepeppercandy.com/ Mon Oct 12 06:44:56 -0700 2009 5096546 30273 hotoynoodle 2 5096619 Junior Mints and Tootsie Rolls are made in Central Square. Mon Oct 12 07:04:41 -0700 2009 5096573 10607 Luther 3 5096634 i have major love for junior mints. Mon Oct 12 07:12:58 -0700 2009 5096619 30273 hotoynoodle 4 5096720 I love them too but are they really made in Cambridge- the website says IL. Mon Oct 12 07:50:32 -0700 2009 5096634 158016 cassoulady 5 5096774 luther seemed to think so, but i was under the impression all the candy manufacturing in cambridge had moved. dunno. Mon Oct 12 08:09:44 -0700 2009 5096720 30273 hotoynoodle 6 5096779 You mean it's moved in the last few months? There have certainly been minty odors within the last 6 months but maybe not super recently. The Necco manufacturing all left Cambridge when their factory became Novartis, but as far as I know the Tootsie Roll factory was unaffected. Wikipedia still says Cambridge for whatever that's worth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Mints Mon Oct 12 08:11:55 -0700 2009 5096774 10607 Luther 5 5097134 From the company website: "The History of Junior Mints: Since joining the Tootsie family in 1993, Junior Mints has continued to thrive as an American candy favorite. Today, Tootsie produces more than 15 million Junior Mints a day, all from its original Cambridge, Massachusetts plant." http://www.tootsie.com/products.php?pid=153 Mon Oct 12 10:11:09 -0700 2009 5096720 1108572 greenzebra 6 5097217 cool, thx Mon Oct 12 10:43:26 -0700 2009 5097134 158016 cassoulady