Ingredient Notes from the Kettle Notebook

What Goes Into a Batch

Our heritage candy craft starts with cane sugar, cream, butter, natural flavorings and a short list of pantry staples. Copper-kettle hard candy, cream drops and pastilles share the same small equipment and the same patient method.

Hard drops

Cane sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, natural lime and lemon flavor, color.

Cream drops

Cane sugar, cream, butter, vanilla malt, cherry phosphate flavor.

Marshmallow twists

Cane sugar, gelatin, vanilla, egg white, cherry ribbon color.

Pastilles

Cane sugar, gum arabic, orange blossom and grape phosphate flavor.

Shared Kitchen and Allergen Notes

All small-batch confections are made in one shared kitchen that also handles milk, tree nuts, soy, wheat and egg. Pieces are packed on shared surfaces, so traces of those ingredients may be present in any keepsake gift tin or curated tasting box.

Ingredient lists are recorded for each numbered batch. If you are assembling care package treats or a thank-you gift tin for someone with a specific dietary question, write to the counter before choosing a jar and we will share the batch card for that collection.

Batch Specifications and Natural Variation

A batch ledger follows every kettle: flavor notes, texture profile, batch size, gift suitability and pairing ideas. Hand-cut pastilles and hand-pulled marshmallow twists are shaped by hand, so size and swirl vary pleasantly from piece to piece.

• Slow-stirred syrup drops are cooled on marble before cutting.
• Color depth shifts with the kettle temperature and the season.
• Batch codes such as MTM-64-LR identify the flavor family and the kettle run.

Keeping a Gift Assortment at Its Best

Keep gift tins closed, cool and away from direct sun. A classic family candy dish is a lovely serving piece, though hard drops and cream drops keep their texture longest inside their original tin.

These notes describe craft and storage only. The showcase makes no health, wellness or medical claims about any confection.