It doesn’t matter what time frame you are in: Cartridge Candy fits in!
We sell Cartridge Candy to sites ranging from Pilgrims and Pirates to Pioneers and Plainsmen, from the French & Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812 to Civil War. You don’t even need to have a war theme. We also sell to a large number of historic houses, pioneer villages and general museum gift shops!
In 1998, during the 135th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, we were astounded at the assortment of merchandise that was available, commemorating not only this event, but the American Civil War in general. Even with all that variety, we determined to produce a product that would capture the imagination of both re-enactors and spectators…something different, not already available. Watching the soldiers load for battle showed us that the answer was right before our eyes. Shortly after that event, we began producing our first candy filled cartridges. In late 2001, we decided to make our product available to other historical merchants, landmark sites and related gift stores.
BLACK POWDER CANDY: Sold in lots of 50 charges at 35 cents per charge
MUSKET BALL CANDY: Sold in lots of 50 bags, 6 rounds per bag, at 32 cents per bag
SOMETHING NEW! We've come up with some variations on packaging of our most popular products! Jamestown Settlement was looking for a way to rack the Cartridge Candy, so we developed the Cartridge Candy 3-Pack (a well-trained soldier can shoot three rounds a minute) shown above, with a drilled header card.
The "Ammo-Pak" features all three of our "Ordnance for the Innards" products - Cartridge Candy, Musket Ball Candy and Black Powder Candy.
The Cartridge Candy 3-Pack is priced at $1.25/pack, minimum order 50 packs. The Ammo-Pak is priced at $1.25/pack, minimum order 50 packs.
Add this into the arsenal of “Ordnance for the Innards”. Hot Shot is a cinnamon flavored hard candy ball sure to set a sweet lover’s taste buds aflame!
Hot Shot: 32 cents per bag. Minimum order: 50 bags.
Cartridge Candy, as noted comes in four fruit flavours and has the sweet-tart taste of whichever flavour is consumed. The “musket ball” included is either gum or candy, depending on your order, in assorted flavours packed at random.
Musket Ball Candy is a liquorice flavoured (very) hard candy (don't bite this bullet!). As it is savoured, it will tend to change colours. It actually has a basis in history: soldiers in the British Army, serving in the Caribbean Islands during the Napoleonic wars, made a candy mixture of ginger and molasses in musket ball moulds, to relieve the dryness in the mouth associated with the actions of firing black powder weapons. Which leads us to “Black Powder Candy”…
The basic ingredient of Black Powder Candy is a medium course sugar. It has a resemblance to actual black powder but tastes a whole lot better. You will be asked if it is liquorice: the answer is “no”. Black Powder Candy actually has no discernable taste. It’s much the same as chowing down in the sugar bowl, so it’s ideal for those who are finicky about flavours.