In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond's Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original machinery being used in production. Author Corky Thompson traces the history and growth of this family-owned company from 1920 until its sale a... Read More
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In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond's Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original machinery being used in production. Author Corky Thompson traces the history and growth of this family-owned company from 1920 until its sale a... Read More
In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond's Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original machinery being used in production. Author Corky Thompson traces the history and growth of this family-owned company from 1920 until its sale at the end of the twentieth century and follows its transition under new ownership to the present time.
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Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Palate
Publication Date: 21st October 2014
State: Colorado
Illustration Note: Color sigs / inserts
ISBN: 9781626197169
Format: Paperback
BISACs: COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Author Bio
Mary "Corky" Treacy Thompson embarked on her third career when she wrote her first book in 2013. A stay-at-home mom and volunteer, she then followed a professional path as the alumnae director of her alma mater and as the executive director of the Westchester Association of Insurance and Financial Professionals. In 2003, Corky and her husband moved to Colorado, where she is a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and a mentor in the Making Choices program at the Denver Women's Correctional Facility.
In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond's Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original machinery being used in production. Author Corky Thompson traces the history and growth of this family-owned company from 1920 until its sale at the end of the twentieth century and follows its transition under new ownership to the present time.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Palate
Publication Date: 21st October 2014
State: Colorado
Illustrations Note: Color sigs / inserts
ISBN: 9781626197169
Format: Paperback
BISACs: COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Mary "Corky" Treacy Thompson embarked on her third career when she wrote her first book in 2013. A stay-at-home mom and volunteer, she then followed a professional path as the alumnae director of her alma mater and as the executive director of the Westchester Association of Insurance and Financial Professionals. In 2003, Corky and her husband moved to Colorado, where she is a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and a mentor in the Making Choices program at the Denver Women's Correctional Facility.
