How Much Caramel Do We Make??
People often ask, "how many pounds of candy do you make in a year?"
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And my answer is usually, honestly, just a guess because I deal more in pieces during production (#per tray = #/bags) than pounds, although we package by weight....
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But a year ago, we did run the calculations to determine how many pieces are in a regular batch of caramel (approximately 70#). The breakdown went something like this:
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70# = 6 slabs = 25 strips each = 19 pieces per strips = 2,850 pieces per batch
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So the next thought was "how many total batches/pieces do we make in a year?? Now, we have a fairly good idea based on sales, but we decided to really keep a detailed tracking of the number of batches and pieces ~ I mean, surely this is a Guiness Book of World Records that we would qualify for, right???
So, as promised, here's the year's total.....drum roll, please!
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To date, from one year ago, I have made 44 batches of caramel...... Hhmmmm.....not too impressive; but wait!!
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That is a total of 264 slabs.... Ok, still not so impressive....
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But, each slab cuts into 25 strips = 6,600. Now we're getting somewhere.
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And each strip cuts into 19 pieces..... Oh yah....
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...... that's 125,400 individual pieces
...... 3,080 pounds of caramel
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No wonder my hands and wrists were sore - but not too worry, because Wertheim's Gardens Sore Muscle Salve more than eased the pain. Like how I brought in the Medicinal Salves we have available for purchase, lol 😉
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So folks, if you haven't tried one of the 125,400 pieces of caramel (dipped in milk chocolate or dark chocolate; sea salt, or wrapped), you are missing out!! Because with the exception of a few hundred pieces currently available at our fine retail locations, they've already been enjoyed by folks far and wide.
Stop by soon and get in on this yummy goodness!!
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Holiday Shop Hours:
Monday - Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm
Sundays, 1 to 4 pm
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And I'll keep you posted on the Guinness World Record, lol
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