A Sweet Trip

 When looking at culinary businesses, outside of farms, approximately 60% are family owned.  So travelling to Winston Salem today for visit a family culinary business just seems like the natural thing to do.  

  Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookie factory is a brilliant combination of old world meets new world in the sweetest way.  The family cookie recipe, passed down from Evva Hanes Grandmother is still used and held tight in the family arms, so that not everyone can make this special and historic cookies.  Besides the fact that these cookies are unique in their own right, it is important to note that coming here introduces our youth to not only how things have changed over the years (wood burning ovens to commercial ovens, etc.) but how a business and community support each other and how a family can build an amazing legacy.

  We had 6 stops on our field trip tour.  We know this becuase at each stop in the factory we had a chance to sample a different cookie.  Flavors included, vanilla sugar cookie, butterscotch, chocolate, lemon, ginger (the traditional flavor), and black walnut.   Although our youth sampled some that might not be their favorite, they were polite and attentive the entire time and asked great questions of our tour guide.

  Mrs. Hanes passed away two years ago at the age of 92.  However her grandson is now running the company, with the help of other family members.  Travis Hanes, Evva Hanes husband lives at the old homestead and whitles walking sticks that he gets from his property which was the original family farm.

  After our incredible tour we headed to a local eatery Stevens for lunch.  We all had something we enjoyed and the best service we could ever imagine.  The food was good and our youth got the change to experience a quick service restaurant which is hard to explain in words, but understandable when you experience it.

  Of course as we headed back we needed to make one more stop at the Berry Patch in Richmond County.  There we had snow cones and ice cream.  It was a great cool treat on a hot day of travel.  Our youth needed to get out and walk around to enjoy the day and the experience.

  When we got back the call of order from our youth was for a rousing round of the Silent Game.  They enjoyed a little frivolity before heading home to get some rest before our last day.  

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