Blue-Gray Sweets

The Unexplored World of Civil War Sweets

Saturday, May 18 @ 1:00PM

Admission $10 (includes sample bag of candy for tasting during program) – Register via the link below or by calling our office at 540-740-4545. Space is limited!

The program will be hosted at the Reformation Lutheran Church at 9283 N. Congress Street, New Market

Susan Benjamin, President of True Treats, presents a walk-through time of sugar, sweets, & how they had their place in the Civil War and 1800s. Enjoy tasting the candy and learn about their uses in history all at the same time. A true visceral experience for everyone!

About Susan

Susan is a lifelong entrepreneur and now devotes her attention to researching the history of sugars and sweets. She gives presentations at museums, historical societies and other venues nation-wide, including the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

She is also founder of True Treats Historic Candy, based in Harpers Ferry, WV, the nation’s only research-based candy company, listed by Food Network Magazine, delish.com and Holiday Lettings, Trip Advisor’s international arm, as one of the nation’s top 50 “Sweet Spots.” Her tenth book, “Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America’s Favorite Pleasure” (Prometheus, 2016) made the Smithsonian’s “Best of Books about Food for 2016.”

As a guest, she has appeared on programs via National Public Radio, Fox News, NBC News, Voice of America, ABC News Hour Radio, CNN and many more. She belongs to the Culinary Historians of Washington D.C. and the National Press Club.