Mmmm, mmmm, Goodies
February 17, 2010
Caity Slawson/DCN Staff; Andrea Kemp/DCN Staff
David Tvedt and Tracy Shuck, the husband and wife duo behind the 25 years of success at Lakes-area based Goodies candy shop, recently spent an afternoon teaching one lucky DCN reporter the ropes of being a confectionary extraordinairre at the candy shop.
A delectable sheet of completed Goodies truffles.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Tracy Shuck doles out some wise words of candy wisdom while steadily stirring a melting chocolate mixture.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Heavenly indulgence or tummy-ache inducing, a tray of Goodies heart-shaped turtles are good enough to eat.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Kemp learns the ropes of filling icing bottles from Shuck with the backdrop of a completed truffle table.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Kemp's first attempt at icing verbage.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Tvedt explains the time-sensitive process of tempering chocolate.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Two separate tempering machines melt the chocolate that goes into the many confectionary masterpieces at Goodies.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
A table of pecans awaits a turtle recipe.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Tvedt coaches Kemp in the proper way to prevent newly-formed truffles from landing on the tray with "feet," or sliding chocolate.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Kemp tries her hand at "feet-less" truffles.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
Goods at Goodies are tightly wrapped to ensure quality for as long as possible.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
The "Okobojian"-special turtle came wrapped in the complete package.
(Caity Slawson/DCN Staff)
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