Early 1900's- Palace Confectionery
419 W. Main St, Yukon, OK
L-R: Ralph Lawson, unknown, Andrew Wedman
Photo courtesy of: Donald Wedman
419 W. Main St, Yukon, OK
L-R: Ralph Lawson, unknown, Andrew Wedman
Photo courtesy of: Donald Wedman
Daddy's GirlIn 2011, I lost my dad unexpectedly. He wasn't just my daddy, but my best friend. As a young child, I began showing interest in entrepreneurship. Daddy was my guide--my Yoda. No matter my age, when a business idea struck, he was the first to tell me, "Let's make a plan and see if it will work". No matter the entrepreneurship endeavor, I never felt like I had truly found my calling until this business "accidentally fell in my lap".
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Fall 2013Another holiday was nearing without my dad so I decided it was time to create something in his honor to share with friends and family.
My daddy taught me how to cook and he was often found experimenting in the kitchen. There were times such as his rendition of fried bananas that his experiments headed straight for the trashcan. While brainstorming on what treat would be the best tribute to him, it finally hit me...he LOVED all things CARAMEL! Well, if you've tried to make caramels before you know that they are certainly their own beast. Long story short after at least ten failed batches, our signature Salted Whiskey Caramels were born in our home kitchen. |
The "old Days"After the first holiday season of gifting caramels to friends and family the demand grew for our
Salted Whiskey Caramels. Friends began ordering them from us to share with their friends and family. Soon after, we started receiving phone calls and emails from friends of friends asking how they could get their hands on our caramels. |
Thanks to your supportDue to the overwhelming amount of support from 2013-2016, it was time to move our little caramel side gig into commercial production.
We were accepted into a non-profit incubator program in Tulsa, OK geared toward food business entrepreneurs. Our commitment remains the same as it did on day one, we rely on your support to continue to "bootstrap" the growth of Mollycoddled Hash Slinger. With that commitment, we hand stamped all of our candy boxes the first few years. Thank you for supporting us then so we could move to the next stage of ordering professionally printed labels for our packaging. |
Meet Molly!No...my name isn't Molly!
Molly is our commercial stove! (P.S. "Mollycoddled" means "spoiled" and "Hash Slinger" is slang for "chef" but that is a story for another day...) After the last quarter of 2016, we outgrew the incubator kitchen space and moved to a shared space at a local coffee roastery in Fort Gibson, OK. |
The big moveYour support has continued to move us-both emotionally and physically. In mid 2018, we took a leap of faith and relocated from Fort Gibson, OK to the Oklahoma City metro in effort to move closer to bringing you a brick-and-mortar location to create memories with your friends and family.
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What is Next?As we continue to follow the path we're led on, our goal is to present you with a brick-and-mortar location in the Oklahoma City area (we're hopeful that a location with meaning presents itself in Yukon, OK) that pays respect to the generations before us and brings sweet experiences to the generations ahead. If you're a supporter outside of the Oklahoma City area, we can promise to continue to share our journey with you through social media as we continue to support other small businesses through our supply chain. Although the generations before us carved the path for present day businesses, we're blessed with the power of the internet and look forward to build relationships both near and far.
On behalf of our entire team, THANK YOU for your support! Without you, we wouldn't be able to support other small businesses across the nation who support many families. Sweetly, Melissa
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The Wedman Family:
Melissa Wedman (CEO), Justin Wedman (CFO) and their children. |
What Our Clients Are Saying"These caramels are nothing short of amazing. I bought them for gifts, and instead I couldn't help but eat 2 packages on my own. They have to be one of the best things I've ever tried!" |
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