The Candy Cottage Industry Boy
Aaron lived with his mom and dad in a cottage near the city.
His parents made candy in their cottage and sold it on the streets
of their suburb.
The hot stoves and sharp knives and moving, whirling candy machines
made the candymaking rooms unsafe for Aaron -
unless an adult was present.
The candy his parents made in their little cottage industry was not
like the mega sugar store bought candy that decays your teeth
and gives you a bad temper.
This candy was made from special ingredients that came from the
islands and mountains around where Aaron lived.
Aaron played in his yard which was just outside a window that
opened into the candy machines area.
Aaron's mom could easily see her son while doing her work.
She often came to the window and talked with her boy.
Aaron liked it when the window was open because he could smell
the delicious fragrance of the candy.
Aaron's favorite smell came from his favorite recipe -
The like marshmallow candy.
his parents named it like marshmallow because it was
white and light and could be toasted over a campfire.
It was like marshmallow but it had none of the unhealthy
qualities of a marshmallow.
Aaron had heard about the awful things that could happen
from eating the bad marshmallows.Aaron's dad knew about
a guy who left a big bag of marshmallows unattended and
his dog ate the whole bunch.
The dog was hyper for six days and all his hair fell out.
Fortunately, nothing disastrous like that could happen from eating
like marshmallows.
Like marshmallows were taste tested by kids .
The kids were blindfolded and every time they
knew the best candy.
"Like marshmallows are the best" - they would all agree.