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Playing With Food

Playing With Caramels in the Kitchen

Published March 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM PDT
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Queen Bee Caramels are made with from honey from beekeeper Erin Holden's own bee hives.
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Queen Bee Caramels are made with from honey from beekeeper Erin Holden's own bee hives.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The ingredients for the caramels are simple: 3 types of sugar and 2 types of dairy fat!
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The ingredients for the caramels are simple: 3 types of sugar and 2 types of dairy fat!
Fr. Ian Delinger
The caramels boil on the stove until they reach the required temperature.
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The caramels boil on the stove until they reach the required temperature.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The finished product is hand cut and hand wrapped.
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The finished product is hand cut and hand wrapped.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Erin's beehives in Atascadero.
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Erin's beehives in Atascadero.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Erin sells at Central Coast food events. This event is at SLO Public Market.
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Erin sells at Central Coast food events. This event is at SLO Public Market.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Samples make the sale!
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Samples make the sale!
Fr. Ian Delinger
Queen Bee Caramels
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Queen Bee Caramels
Fr. Ian Delinger

Caramels - real caramels - are easy to make and delicious! One Central Coast nurse-wife-mother makes caramels in her kitchen, using honey produced by her bees.

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