Cultural Origins and Fun Facts. Candy apples, or toffee apples, date back to the early 1900s and are particularly popular around Halloween and fall festivals.

This sour type of apple is a clear winner when it comes to preparing your favorite candy apple recipe, both for its taste and ...

Jerky shop has deep roots in Hope Mills. Harris’s childhood friend Ken Howell started the business in 1999 on Trade Street, using a jerky recipe from his father, Bill “Zip” Howell.

Marleen Payne is a busy woman this month. She's the owner of Apples & Stix, a Windsor-based company that produces candy apples, caramel apples and chocolate caramel-dipped pretzel sticks.