Heath bars memories...
When I was a child, my grandmother lived a few years in San Francisco and owned a laundry store. Whenever I
went to visit her I would always grab one of those Heath Bars in front of the counter. I would always run my fingers across the bar to make sure I
didn't picked a cracked bar because I loved opening the wrapper and just seeing a beautiful, chocolate Heath Bar. In the late 1940's, Robinson, Ill. had a population of about 7,200 and the locals all used Heath dairy products and, of course, ate Heath candy bars. Mr. Heath was known to own a beautiful Chrysler Town and Country convertible car with real wood exterior trim. Since Heath toffy is brittle and the process for making it was not automated in those years, some pieces became broken and therefore were not usable as centers in the candy bars. Great luck for the homemakers of Robinson! Broken pieces were available at the dairy for home recipes. The toffy is great in cookies and other treats. ~ John from California |
