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Do You Remember...? A new blog series written by the owner of The Sweet Scoop, taking a trip down memory lane and sifting through the history books of lost confectionery.

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Tom has been doing a little bit a research and here is what he has found. This short blog is all about Halloween. A little bit of history and a little something sweet too.

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The Tradition of Sweet Making In Yorkshire We, at The Sweet Scoop are proud of our Yorkshire heritage of confectionery manufacture. The county of Yorkshire, often referred to as 'God's own country', is home to many popular and well loved sweet and confectionery brands.Let's have a brief look at the history of sweet making in our region and explore some of the big names in sweet production.  Liquorice Making in Pontefract When looking at the history of sweet making, the most important place we must start, is with Pontefract, near Leeds. Pontefract itself is steeped in history, but today we...

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We just want you to find out about some of our local sweet history, so where better start, with Lion Confectionery, based close to our lovely sweet shop.

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