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!
We like it when you say nice things about it. Here are some reactions to our product:
After recently speaking with a co-worker about your product I visited your website and became intriguingly interested in selling your candy in our retail operation. I've heard some great comments from my counterparts in regards to your merchandise. I think that your items would do exceptionally well in our gift shop. The candy directly relates to the site and some of our interpretive programs we offer; such as musket demonstrations every second Saturday of each month. I have a good feeling the kids will love this new addition to out site.
Charles Town Landing
I need to order some more of your great stuff!
Fort Laramie
I just wanted to take the time to let you know that we appreciate the new bilingual kit that comes with the cartridge candies. They're selling like hot cakes at our 2nd giftshop located at Fort Beauséjour.
Fort Beauséjour
Need to stock up for my busy season. I would like to order 200 pieces of cartridge candy for Andrew Jackson State Park.
Andrew Jackson State Park
You have a terrific product, and we appreciate your customer service and quality.
Bennett Place
Yummy, thanks!
New York Historical Society
I will try and get some press for this terrific product line.
New York Historical Society
Time to order some more cartridge candy. The school children love them…and it’s nice that they are educational, too!
Chimney Point
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.
Sutler Cyrus thanks Fields of Thunder Museum for the use of these pictures.
BLACK POWDER CANDY: Sold in lots of 50 charges at 37 cents per charge
MUSKET BALL CANDY: Sold in lots of 50 bags, 6 rounds per bag, at 34 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 $1.30/pack, minimum order 50 packs. The Ammo-Pak is priced at $1.30/pack, minimum order 50 packs.
NEW! Compliment the lead up to the anniversary year(s) with our special edition War of 1812 Bicentennial Ammo-Pak. Each pack contains 1 Cartridge Candy, 1 bag of Musket Ball Candy and 1 bag of Black Powder Candy.
$1.30 per bag, minimum 50 bags. Display it in our colourful merchandiser ($2.00 per merchandiser).
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: 34 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 gum 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.