tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51811735185515044212024-02-20T07:08:04.590-08:00Flaherty's Irish Candy CoMarketinggirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13150854969682481199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181173518551504421.post-47499128128395599682016-07-19T14:44:00.001-07:002016-07-28T20:37:25.824-07:00 Candy Researching In the Land of Enchantment...Ireland!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Every year Denny and Joy Flaherty take a trip to Ireland to return to Denny's roots and research new flavors, get recipe<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ideas</span>, and learn new candy-making techniques so they can continue to bring some of Ireland back to their customers through their delicious candies and products. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They wanted to share </span>some of the highlights from <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this years travels<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> with <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">you! <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We ho<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pe that you enjoy</span></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the</span> pictures from... </span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<li><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A</span> visit to Cork<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'s </span></span>Butter Museum</span></span></span></span></span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An enchanting <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">time at Ashfor<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d Castle</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Speaking of candy<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-making techniques...o</span>ne of the old candy making processes <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fl<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">aherty's Irish Candy Compa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ny</span></span></span> still utilizes from an olde Irish tradition is <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">using</span> copper kettles when heating their <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">candy</span>. C</span><span class="ya-q-full-text" id="yui_3_17_2_3_1468961611631_1652" itemprop="text"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">opper conducts high heats very well, and does <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so </span>evenly.
Candy is very sensitive to getting just the right temperature all at the
same time, so round bottomed copper kettles are perfect for producing the perfect tasting candy! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another factor that makes our toffee so unique and soft is our use of authentic Irish Butter.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In Cork, Ireland we visi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ted the Butter Mu<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">seum! <i>(se<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">image below)</span></span> </i></span></span>Here's a fun fact...Ireland used to be<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the number one producer of butter in the world! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">P</span>remium butter comes from grass fed Irish cows just as US premium
beef comes from grass fed cows. Ireland does not raise much beef<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>lamb
is actually the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ir</span> specialty. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> There was a lot of great history at the Cork Butter Museum that confirmed why butter is such a crucial component of Ireland's history and is still very important to Ireland's current economy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We just love Irish butter and how uniquely delicious it makes our candies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I'm sure you agree if you've tri<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ed i<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The King's Head is one of the oldest restaurants in Galway Ireland. </span></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Great fish & Guinness stew!- Yum!)</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There
are so many fantastic restaurants in Ireland! Most establishments are
brightly<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>colored and all have the flavors of Irish traditions and
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That traditional <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">homemade goodness is what we off<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">er in<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> al<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">l of our</span></span></span></span>
products<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1951, the film director John Ford came to the west of Ireland to film
The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. The grounds of
the castle, as well as nearby Cong, formed the backdrop for much of the
action in the film. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="color: black;">The
castle was once also owned by the Guinness family and has since been
renovated. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Red Carnation group owns the castle<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and it</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"> now is <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a fully operational luxury 5-star hotel that you can<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> experience like true Irish royalty!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.ashfordcastle.com/" target="_blank">Ashford Castle</a> </span></span>is definitely a "must-see" if you visit Ireland<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></td><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Outside the Ashford Castle with the famous Ashford dogs that now reside in the castle<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and visit with the hotel guests daily</span> </span></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>No wonder Ireland is called the Emerald Isle! There were shades of green wherever we looked!!</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /></i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /></i></span></td></tr>
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enjoyed tea, scones, clotted cream with delicious strawberry preserves
every afternoon. How wonderful it would be for the United States to
bring back this tradition!" -Joy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a celebratory scene from a Galway street where people come together to have jam sessions. They play their wonderful festive music in hopes to make a few bucks as visitors enjoy their musical talents! </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ireland is definitely the land of enchantment and we like to think the Flaherty's Irish Candy has a way of bringing our customers part of the magic and happiness that we take in these trips and in the processes we go through to produce our candies for others to enjoy! </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i><b>"Life is Short, Make it Sweet!"- Unknown</b></i></span><br />
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