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Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory
Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory at Castlereagh Road, Belfast, home of hand made chocolates, fudge and boiled sweets, made from 100 year old recipes. A visit to the shop is like taking a trip back in time to an Alladdin’s cave of candy and colour.
Traditional jars of sweets
A viewing window into the small quaint factory allows visitors to look in on the whole production process as well as enjoy tastes and smells of old-time candy-making at its best, using authentic 1950’s equipment.
Mallow sandwich £2.00
Visitors come from near and far to the Candy factory, and it has become a popular tourist attraction in East Belfast. Some of the handmade sweets available include;
•Honeycomb
•Yellow Man
•Raspberry Ruffle
•Macaroon
* Belfast Fudge (a number one best seller)
•Baileys Fudge
•Irish Cream Fudge
•Xxx Brandy drops (an old family recipe that will blow your socks off!)
For fun… an Ulster Fry!
How about a virtual tour of Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory? Just click on the link!
nick said,
October 1, 2011 at 11:26 am
I imagine there must be a very successful dental practice next door, to deal with the consequences of such massive sugar consumption!
Grannymar said,
October 1, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Nick - I was thinking on similar lines as I went back to my car with a bag of Belfast Fudge!
wisewebwoman said,
October 1, 2011 at 7:44 pm
OMG!
you’d have to pry me out of there with a crowbar, GM!
XO
WWW
Grannymar said,
October 1, 2011 at 7:52 pm
WWW - It was all our childhood dreams rolled into one.
kenju said,
October 2, 2011 at 12:46 am
YUM! I want some brandy drops!
Grannymar said,
October 2, 2011 at 8:37 am
Judy - It was like walking back into childhood in that shop.
blackwatertown said,
October 2, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Her frontage packs a punch - very eye-catching.
Grannymar said,
October 2, 2011 at 9:24 pm
blackwatertown - Eye catching it may be, but I prefer the old red brick.
Maria from Silver Fox said,
October 3, 2011 at 3:29 am
I want to be a child again and press my nose up against the window pane and take in all the delights of sugar and chocolate. Thank you for making me very hungry for something not on my diet. LOL
Big John said,
October 3, 2011 at 3:29 pm
As a child who grew up with sweet rationing, I still dream of places like that.
Grannymar said,
October 3, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Maria/SF - Aunt Sandra’s brought back memories of my childhood standing for what seemed like hours trying to decide what to buy with my pennies.
Big John - I arrived after the war, but heard plenty of stories about the rationing.