Subtle at first. Then the sun comes out. Before modern air conditioning, staying cool during July and August was a constant challenge. Farmers and families would drop whole watermelons into cold well water, creeks, or iceboxes to chill them. Cutting into a freezing-cold watermelon became the ultimate reward after a long day of hot summer labor, the centerpiece of every 4th of July table. There is a genuine coolness to watermelon that goes beyond temperature. Its natural hydration brings a refreshing quality that you feel before you even think about it. Here is what makes our Watermelon Bud quietly remarkable: watermelon is almost entirely water. Hard candy contains almost none. Capturing the true character of a fruit defined by its water content in a candy that has virtually zero - that is one of the most difficult things a candy maker can attempt. We spent a long time getting this right. Our Watermelon Bud carries that moment. It doesn't hit you with sweetness right away. There's something earthly and juicy when you first taste it, the quiet, real flavor of a watermelon before you get to the heart of it. Then it opens. The brightness arrives. And you can't help but smile, a big triangle smile, like you're biting into a wedge at a summer picnic and trying to get as far into the rind as you can to capture every last taste. -split-That progression from earth to sun, quiet to bright, is what real watermelon does. It starts grounded and ends in joy. We developed this flavor to follow the fruit's own arc, not to deliver instant artificial sweetness. The result is a candy that tastes like summer itself, unfolding slowly, making you reach for another one the moment the first one is gone. *Please note we coat the candy in powdered sugar, due to this, color and brightness may vary.
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