Our next stop was the small town of
Seaside, OR, supposedly known for its salt water taffy. In fact, in one of the brochures we picked up, one shop mentioned that they had 170 flavors to choose from! Therefore, we just had to stop off at
The Seaside Candyman, the "best and biggest salt water taffy shop west of the Rockies – Simply Yum-didly-umpous!"
Cool store layout, lame logo
At the store itself, they had a Wheel of Fortune-type spinner that anyone could use to try to win free stuff. Darren and I both stunk at it and each won a lousy piece of candy. However, the gals showed us up by each taking home a prize; Amy scored a candy stick while Christy bagged a bunch of popcorn.
No Pat Sajak to be found
We decided to grab some bags and select some taffy to take home with us. Of course, it's easy to see what types you are choosing when you look at the display, however once the flavors are in the bag, they get harder to tell apart. To help solve this problem, the store issues a handy guide with descriptions of what each candy looks like and what flavor they happen to be. For example, the Jalapeno is described as "light green with dark green jacket and center" and so forth. They guide also provides helpful "Tips for Taffy." My favorite: "To remove wrapper use thumb and forefinger on each end and pull apart. Then grab edge of wrapper and pull." Duh.
For those interested in the salt water taffy selection that we had available, here's a list of all the flavors in their guide (which I only count as 155, not 170... who are they trying to con?):
- Amaretto
- Apple
- Apple Spice
- Apple Swirl
- Banana
- Banana Marshmallow
- Banana Rum
- Banana Split
- Banana Swirl
- Black Currant
- Black Licorice
- Black Walnut
- Black Widow
- Blackberry
- Blueberry
- Blueberry Cheesecake
- Boysenberry
- Brandy
- Bubble Gum
- Butter
- Butter Crème
- Butter Mint
- Butter Nut
- Buttered Popcorn
- Butter Toffee
- Butterscotch
- Candyman Espresso
- Cantaloupe
- Caramel
- Caramel Apple
- Caramel Corn
- Caramel Fudge
- Champagne Peach
- Cheesecake
- Cherries Jubilee
- Cherry
- Cherry Cheesecake
- Chocolate
- Chocolate Banana
- Chocolate Cheesecake
- Chocolate Cherry
- Chocolate Chip Mint
- Chocolate Irish Crème
- Chocolate Marshmallow
- Chocolate Mint
- Chocolate Nut
- Chocolate Orange
- Chocolate Raspberry
- Chocolate Vanilla
- Christmas Peppermint
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Coffee Irish Crème
- Coffee Roast
- Cotton Candy
- Cranberry
- Cran Raspberry
- Cream Soda
- Crème de Menthe
- Dreamsicle
- Dark Chocolate Walnetto
- Doublemint
- Egg Nog
- 4th of July Peppermint
- French Vanilla
- German Chocolate Cake
- Ginger Bread
- Gooseberry
- Grand Marnier
- Grape
- Grapefruit
- Guava
- Hawaiian Punch
- Hazelnut
- Honey
- Honey Nut
- Hot Butter Rum
- Huckleberry
- Irish Crème
- Jalapeno
- Kaluha
- Kaluha Fudge
- Kiwi
- Lemon
- Lemon Meringue
- Lemon-Lime
- Licorice Swirl
- Lime
- Macadamia Nut
- Mango
- Maple
- Marion Berry
- Mint Oreo
- Mocha
- Molasses
- Molasses Mint
- Neapolitan
- Orange Swirl
- Oreo
- Ocean Spray
- Old Fashioned Vanilla
- Orange
- Papaya
- Paradise Plum
- Passion Fruit
- Passion Punch
- Peach
- Peaches ‘n Cream
- Peanut Butter
- Peanut Butter & Jam
- Peanut Butter Blackberry
- Peanut Butter Chocolate
- Peanut Butter Grape
- Peanut Butter Molasses
- Peppermint
- Peppermint Crunch
- Pineapple
- Pina Colada
- Pink Lemonade
- Pistachio
- Plum Purple
- Pralines and Cream
- Pumpkin Pie
- Rainbow
- Raspberry
- Raspberry Crème
- Red Cinnamon
- Red Hot Hot Cinnamon
- Red Cinnamon Swirl
- Red Licorice
- Rhubarb
- Rocky Road
- Root Beer
- Root Beer Float
- Rum Raisin
- Sour Apple
- Sour Cherry
- Sour Grape
- Sour Lemon
- Sour Orange
- Sour Watermelon
- Spearmint
- Strawberry
- Strawberry Banana
- Strawberry Cheesecake
- Strawberries ‘n Cream
- Strawberry Rhubarb
- Strawberry Peach
- Tangerine
- Triple Berry
- Tropical Orange-Coconut
- Vanilla Nut
- Watermelon
- Watermelon Face
- Wintergreen
Whew! That's a lot of taffy choices! Once we paid for our taffy and enjoyed a couple of fine pieces, it was on the road again!
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