Shane Confectionery transports you to the 19th century and makes you never want to leave. Located on 110 Market Street, this candy store is one of the oldest in the country and continues to make its sweet treats using 100+ year old recipes. The store is quaint, with chocolate confections located on one side and candy treats on the other.
Men in bow ties, striped vests and the occasional top hat are behind the counters helping you choose from the enormous array of sweet delights. The store is famous for their Buttercreams, sweet–cream–filled chocolate shells that range from traditional flavors such vanilla and chocolate to more seasonal ones like mint and pumpkin. All of their chocolate candies are offered in both dark and milk chocolate, meaning there is truly something there for everyone. When the store changed ownership in 2010, the new owners decided to add a few confections of their own to the menu, including the Whirly Berley Bar, a salted caramel and chocolate treat definitely worth trying (Ed. note: GET IT.)
The store also specializes in seasonal fudges, which they only sell from spring to fall and constantly change in flavor. Right now they’re serving up pumpkin and pumpkin–maple–walnut fudge, perfect for everyone’s basic pumpkin fix needs. Shane Confectionary also houses plenty of candy treats, if you’re one of those people who doesn’t like chocolate. Homemade licorice, gummy candies and their famous “clear toys” made from sugar and corn syrup and molded into seasonal shapes, can satisfy any sugar craving. The store prepackages some of their treats for a quick pickup and also allows you to make your own boxes, of varying sizes and prices, and take home an assortment of all they have to offer. These make the perfect birthday or holiday gifts for the sweet obsessed in your life.
And if you haven’t quite hit a sugar coma once you leave, you can always stop next door for some ice cream from Franklin Fountain...
