Padulapie makes heritage-inspired baked goods and preserves, with hand-dipped beeswax taper candles also featured in its small catalog. The shop emphasizes vintage recipes, old-world techniques, and patient preparation in crafting products intended to deliver lasting, wholesome flavor.
Kretchmar's BakerySince Henry Kretchmar Sr. purchased a Beaver bakery in 1960, Kretchmar’s Bakery has built its name on scratch-made baked goods and carefully decorated cakes. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the bakery remains known for its specialty tortes—especially the Toasted Almond Torte—while blending long-standing recipes with new ideas under Lincoln Kretchmar. Its roots reach back to Henry Sr.’s first bakery work in West Virginia in 1925, giving this Beaver County shop nearly a century of family baking history.BEAVER, PA
Esther Price CandiesFrom a home kitchen in the 1920s to a Dayton-area candy business marking its centennial, Esther Price Candies makes handmade chocolates and confections. Esther Rose Rohman began with fudge, then built a following for chocolate-dipped fillings and bite-size treats; later owners preserved her use of quality ingredients and handmade production practices. Today, the company’s candies remain part of local celebrations and are sold through its retail locations and select grocery stores.DAYTON, OH
The Old Candle BarnBorn in a basement in the late 1960s, The Old Candle Barn now hand-pours and hand-dips traditional candles in a roughly 28,000-square-foot facility in Intercourse. Local craftsmen continue the same old-fashioned methods used for more than 40 years, while the Hurst family has owned and operated the business for the past 20 years. The company also wholesales its own candle line throughout the United States.INTERCOURSE, PA