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Keystone Taffy

On the way back home from Mt. Rushmore, we make a quick stop in Keystone.  It's quintessential Black Hills, South Dakota:  quaint, cute, touristy, local and down-homey.  I used to love stopping in all the shops as a kid, especially the taffy shop.  It was deserted that morning, so we got an up-close view of homemade taffy production.  It reminded me of our tour of Hammond's Candy in Denver, though on a much smaller scale.  There were tons of taffy flavors to choose from.  We purchased a bag of our own choosing, which took awhile since we let each kid pick three favorite flavors.  Below you see key-lime pie taffy being flavored.

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