Necco Wafers and Jelly Beans were candies that citizens were urged to “send to the troops” during the Civil War. Easy to transport and not likely to melt or spoil, they were a sweet treat that reminded the Union soldiers of home.
Check out Claire Saffitiz from Bon Appetite as she attempts gourmet jelly beans from scratch.
Amy and I have been working up a storm. Got the new blanket fort. Ahem, studio all set up for better sound quality and we’re working on finding our
WOOOAAHHHHHHH!!!! Brain Junk is an all new podcast in the teeny tiny baby stages of production! Research is underway for our first couple of episodes. We are digging way back
Hope ya’ll are getting out there in the world to enjoy some of the summer heat. Those of you in the Southern parts of the world, pull on some mittens
