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Just across the Ohio River, less than three miles outside of Louisville, resides Schimpff’s Confectionery, one of the nation’s oldest, family-owned candy business still in operation.

Schimpff’s Confectionery is known for caramel covered marshmallows, called Modjeskas, and of course, for their signature cinnamon Red Hots, which have been sold at the shop since its opening in 1891. The shop is also famous for the candy fish that are still made the old-fashioned way: on drop roll machines.

The way they make their candy fish isn’t the only nostalgic charm the confectionery maintains. Schimpff’s still boasts its original tin ceiling, keeps candy in old fashioned jars, and serves drinks from a 1950s soda fountain. You can gain an even bigger appreciation for candy by watching a live candy-making demonstration or by visiting the shop’s candy museum, one of the few left in the United States.

Schimpff’s Confectionery
347 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
(812) 283-8367
www.schimpffs.com
www.yelp.com/biz/schimpffs-confectionery-jeffersonville

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