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Ninety Fifth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH IB 1970 SECTION FOUR Which came first chicken or the egg turns out theyre all made in By Lorraine Root Two feet high all chocolate yummy chickens on wheels rabbits wearing tall huts and mammoth I lister cub filled with special hand made chocolates arc only part the holiday fare which annually transforms Schneider candy factory at into a childs Caster Its to rcilize that in an en when machinery muss production has tin true of handmade artistry arc still some die hard businesses where management presents superior merchandise continue to operate while utilizing the tools of a past cm with and ingenuity At time of harassment and speed without poisons regard llicro are still handcraft oriented companies who feel hut made prpduce provides and because the manufacturer cares about each item lie nukes Schneider candy factory is of these Ten pound slabs of pure Ncilsun s chocolate are molted down by a method of steaming to cover marshmallow I ustcr egg inserts which arc all made before your eyes the Schneider source Dozens and dozens moulds all different shapes and sizes used Into which the melted candy is poured and then set to cool for varying periods of time depending on the slc of whatever is sotting I huge chocolate ones arc poured cooled trimmed with a ill dab chocolate placed Willi delectation on one half as a base A border Is then added before the entire egg is mushed with a product which acts us delicious looking polish on la egg also Is hotter adherent for the decorations which urc YUMMY CHOCOLATES CHICKENS and Easter Bunnies are hand decorated at Schneider candy factory In by qualified candy makers Loll Batchetor and Helon Hanson Chocolate speed boat racing cars cuddly boors and clown arc- also decorated as factory is transformed Into a child paradise Staff Photo Inud by the candy mukcrs Chocolate speed bouts exciting candy bears with bow lies chubby chocolutc ducks and fast modern racing curs are all there in splendour to be distributed to stores to delight any child I time to on up and to shaic with their mouth j r 1 1 counterparts who never seem to outgrow he pleasure ol sucking on piece pure top quality He The Schneider indj firm is a lumily business which origin itcd in when J Schneider sot up business in Me had gained Ills knowledge of the candy field while working in well known as Hetty Brown Robertson Patterson s and luura Sceord s Hie father of the three Schneider hoys then moved the to in where If years fiourlshcd with 1 rank as the Leu in tho office Clarence Sehueider as sales in linger Twelve girls on employee list in lie winter time but during the slack milliner season only four or five employees required as warmer weather presents storing difficulties A lour through the factory shows one large room where moulded centres are prepared in trays of eom starch In all special shapes according to whatever type arc ho made Mandarin centres for Instance arc pressed Into the corn starch trays and then the melted candy is poured Into each hollow In the lor setting After the compound is hard enough it is then removed truy dusted off by means of a bellows and taken to the candy coaling room Mass production by hand is slower than by but environment and eoudillons under whieh indies are prepurcd is a happy With history never having been oil work lor one day in his lifetime frank Schneider has a menial knowledge of recipes which includes everything I torn old lishioned molasses sponge I of Ice mid paragoric humbugs to epitome I Turkish delight Mixing cooking cooling inverting cutting out on luge king boards or through highly polished brass moulds or In iling luge gobs ol red and white striped candy which Is pulled into thick long cut at intervals turned at one end traiislorms the me its Into humbugs fniil balls I isly tie its candy the lootli iddict hut the Irlcnd dentist taboo peanuts dipped in arc also sped the and lor years Schneider peanut clusters have been item ol V Special recipes lor making and lioiehound twists tublets with hubs und juices boiled together tor llie taste hrlstmm assorted indies luiuorlec all pjrl ol lie scene having lo be made up periodically as supplies run out Only In i minimal supply however at other than weather months The Schneider distributes lis wares to Hamilton limn ford Paris nil and as far north as Onlario The big drive really gets on however right after Christmas when the entire stuff is pulled in to get started on he next lour months push to produce as many faster DECORATED IN ALL THEIR SPLENDOUR now tio and distributed to moras into tho homes of Easter time Lois holds last bunny Staff Photo produets is possible Me fling hack and finishing there is little in this interesting pi ml veryone knows whit ihcy doing and etch girl is of taking on viiiely ol jobs some more dec opci accomplished the next one begins until titer ihefiuil icing adornment and cooling is completed the assembled goodies are then packed in coloured cellulose boxed in illustrated ixes ready for dislributiou Whether it s travellers dropping in lor the chocolate assortments or whether transported various Ontario dislrjch by freight or trucks in any case come the of April the shelves of the Schneider company will be almost empty and lorsnkcn the of rabbit hens clowns and will be decor the ol ben shelv throughout llie province If I aster bunnies like the time however to look llie print in the f etch illy windowed hi day will find Idlers proudly inscribed Hock wood Ontario Organ recital A new organ will be introduced at St John United on Tuesday March when Melville Cook presents an organ recital members are selling tickets at each for the IS m recital Or Cook has been organist and choirmaster of United Church in since 1967 and has performed m concerts around the world Mann Mattel buys P Starr Mann and I real has the busmen if Paul S Starr Company Limited one of Ontario oldest target companies he agieciiienl adds a network of I J locations four main inches Ouelpii and and SO sales represent Hives in the Stair orgaulalinn lo Maim Mattel chain of office and stiff of Mr Siarr who founded his organisation years ago is planning to enjoy a well earned re tire men I In inada three purlers of he pulp wood used is Irom lirge company limits you are a stranger but once I MENS APPAREL GUELPH CANADA ST N Tollflif Ob Tin