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Retro-themed candy shops have been opening around the state, defying the difficult economy.

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');document.write('A Basketful of Sweetness, Wrapped in Thoughts
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The wrappers on Good Karmal?s buttery caramels, which sit in a basket for Valentine?s Day, bear quotations from authors like Henry Miller, Aesop and Maya Angelou.

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');document.write('A Passion for Candy
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This novel?s heroine, an unhappy daughter of repressed New England Protestants, finds her destiny with a family of immigrant candy makers.

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');document.write('Curtis Allina, Executive Who Put Heads on Pez, Is Dead at 87
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Mr. Allina presided over a powerful innovation in marketing that was less about the candy than it was about the container it came in.

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');document.write('Living for Candy, and Sugar-Coated Goblins
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A new book by the playwright and humorist Paul Rudnick reveals a horrible truth no parent wants published: It is possible, it seems, to live on candy.

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');document.write('The Love Child of Salt and Sugar
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Lately, candy makers have recognized bacon?s potential.

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');document.write('Selling Gum With Health Claims
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Revenue for sugarless gums, some that proclaim health benefits, is climbing, and analysts expect the field to grow further.

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');document.write('Candy Disguised as an Apricot? How Original
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An apricot that delivers a mouthful of honeyed richness is a summer treasure. It?s a trifle less rare now that John Driver, a California grower, has enough Candycots to sell commercially.

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');document.write('Regimens: Licorice May Curb a Postoperative Hurt
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A study found that a gargle before anesthesia curbed pain in some patients.

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');document.write('The Claim: Candy Can Hinder Athletic Performance
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Can too many sweets lead to lethargic play?

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');document.write('In the Ruins of a Shop Full of Treats, a Blessing
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When a fire broke out at his candy store in Leavenworth, Wash., Archie Marlin stood to lose not just bricks and mortar but also the recipes representing his life?s work.

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');document.write('When Economy Sours, Tootsie Rolls Soothe Souls
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As unemployment has risen and 401(k)?s have shrunk, American adults have been consuming more candy.

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');document.write('The Vocabulary of Snacking, Lightly Sweetened
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The confectionery behemoth Mars is introducing a campaign for its best-selling brand, Snickers, that is centered on a make-believe language called Snacklish.

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');document.write('Filling Those Heart-Shaped Boxes
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With Valentine?s Day approaching, local shops are offering all manner of original sweets.

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');document.write('Dining Calendar
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Day of the Dead celebrations, rum tasting, pumpkin carving and more.

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