My daughter wrote this about three year old grandson Sam's first experience with salt water taffy, while they were with friends on the Oregon coast this last weekend.
We went to a salt water taffy shop on the Depot Bay water front and allowed Sam to pick out 5 pieces from the bins and buy them from the young man at the counter. Sam was somewhat confused by the process but he could tell the candies were valuable since the other kids were in a frenzy of bargaining with their parents on how much they were allowed. Sam worked really hard to open his first piece of taffy and refused any help as usual. He finally got the taffy into his mouth and you could just see his little eyes glaze over as his senses were overwhelmed. Sam was no longer with us. He was transported to some far away place where candy reigned. He chewed slowly as he stared at the wall of full taffy bins, slowly realizing the treasure he was facing. He stood transfixed as people walked around him. A large string of sugary drool formed on his lips, hung for a moment then hit the floor with an audible smack.
The sugar addiction begins...
This is a lovely story!. We so enjoy visiting Ainslee Salt Water Taffy in Depoe Bay; not only for our supply of taffy, but their incredible caramel corn. We often freeze our taffy since we tend to over purchase because we can't resist a few taffies of every available flavor.
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