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\"December<\/a>

Swedish Style Sweets, originally published in the December 2020 issue of 805 Living Magazine.<\/p><\/div>\n

For a fresh twist on Christmas candy this year, try authentic handmade polkagris<\/a>, a traditional treat in Sweden that\u2019s available at\u00a0Solvang\u2019s Swedish Candy Factory (swedishcandyfactory.com<\/a>), which claims to be the only bakery in the U.S. making the confection.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolkagris is the main Swedish candy that we make,\u201d says Rob Taylor, owner of the family business. \u201cOur family is all part Swedish, so\u00a0it\u2019s kind of a neat thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeppermint Polkagris is probably the number one seller for the holiday season,\u201d says Taylor\u2019s sister Amy Freedman, who works at\u00a0the Solvang store. In addition to that red and white\u2013striped traditional flavor, the company\u2019s polkagris sticks come in an array of colors
\nand cinnamon, licorice, pi\u00f1a colada, and several sour fruit flavors.<\/p>\n

Chocolate is also in plentiful supply at the candy factory, with special holiday flavors and wrappings for December, says Taylor, who\u00a0heads up the family\u2019s Staffords Chocolates Company<\/a>. The family\u2019s other 805-area stores include Stafford\u2019s Chocolates (opening soon in\u00a0San Luis Obispo) and Mama Ganache Artisan Chocolates<\/a> in San Luis Obispo.<\/p>\n

\"Cover<\/a> Click here<\/a> to see this story as it originally appeared in the December 2020 issue<\/a> of 805 Living Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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