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Regennas Candy Shop is a historic candy-making shop at 10 Maple lane in
Myerstown, Pennsylvania Myerstown (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Moyerschteddel'') is a borough located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,103 at the 2020 census. It is home to over 1 ...
. It was first established in
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in 1894 as C. Fred Regennas & Sons at 1330 North 19th Street, and then, opened in
Lititz Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of the city of Lancaster. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370. History Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named af ...
in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvan ...
in 1910 before being moved to its current location. Regennas makes
clear toy Clear toy candy is a traditional confectionery that originated in Germany, England and Scotland. It is especially popular at Easter and Christmas. The hard candy is made in molds, in a multitude of fanciful shapes. The candy is tinted in brig ...
and other old-fashioned candy varieties. Regennas Candy Shop uses 150 original clear toy molds. The clear toys are sold as individual pieces or on a stick, and are made in amber, red, and green colors. Special Christmas and Easter molds are used for seasonal clear toys.Insiders' Guide to Pennsylvania Dutch Country
by Marilyn Odesser-Torpey pages 126, 127


References

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Further reading

*''Vanishing crafts and their craftsmen'' Rollin C. Steinmetz, Charles Scott Rice Rutgers University Press, 1959 page 47


External links


Regennas website
Brand name confectionery Confectionery companies of the United States Companies based in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania American companies established in 1894 1894 establishments in Pennsylvania