Cary's of Oregon - English Toffee

Cary's of Oregon (http://www.carysoforegon.com)
413 Union Avenue
Grants Pass, OR 97527

English Toffee

In case you didn't know, we are entering the real candy season of the year. Some folks mistakenly believe Halloween is the big annual sweets event in America, but Halloween (a one-day-only extravaganza of kid candy) doesn't begin to compare with the month long candy binge that we go on as a nation from Thanksgiving until New Year's. People pull out all the stops and load up on expensive chocolates from Godiva and Neuhaus and tins of confections from Crate & Barrel and Willliams-Sonoma.

I don't believe most Americans eat much toffee during the rest of the calendar year, but come December toffee is suddenly more widely available.

I love toffee all year round. I can't wait around for December to enjoy it. My preferred toffee is dark chocolate covered - with nuts. I've even made it myself - although it is a lot harder than you might think - even with a candy thermometer.

Cary's is the best toffee I've ever had. It is not too hard. It is not too soft and chewy (like the real English Toffee that you get at sweet's stores in London). Cary's English Toffee is divine.

I was in Oregon over this past summer and I tried to work a pilgrimage to Cary's world headquarters in Grants Pass into my itinerary, but no one else felt inclined to drive 250 miles out of our way just for a little candy. How sad.

Next year, I'm renting a car by myself and going. Anyone want to come along?