The Tybout House Yarn & Candy Shop has made an effort to bring back the “Old Fashion Candy Shop” experience. Rather than buying a pre-packaged box of chocolates, you can select what you want in that special box.
Come in and see what looks good to you!
Priscilla Breese
Candy Counter, Manager
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MENU
CHOCOLATES………………..$19.50 per lb.
Creams, Nuts, Sponge, Frogs, Truffles, Cherry Cordials, French Mints, Chocolate Drops, Nougats, Wintergreen, Peppermint, Caramels, Jellies, Snowballs….and more.
Sponge Orange & Peanut Butter Bars.
JELLY BELLY…………………$8.40 per lb.
Jelly Beans (fruit, sours, 48 mix, popcorn, black licorice, Cold Stone Creamery, tropical and kids mix), Spearmint Leaves, Candy Sticks, Nonpareils,
ESPRESSO BEANS………….$15.00 per lb.
New York Mix, Cappuccino, Hazelnut, Irish Cream
BRIDGE MIX…………………$15.00 per lb.
~READ THE BETTY DIXON STORY BELOW ON THIS PAGE~
Betty Dixon Chocolate of Jamestown, NY
now made by Platter’s Chocolates since 1992.
Tough times in 1938 made Carl Platter decided to do what friends and family said he did best…make chocolate. “Not just any chocolate Carl, but that chocolate you make with your recipe for orange flavoring”. So Carl started Platter’s Chocolate part time in the basement of his North Tonawanda, NY home.
Without a storefront, Carl’s wife Vera would go door to door throughout the town selling Platter’s Orange Chocolate. Carl and Vera made their chocolate affordable, and families were delighted to have a special “treat” in these very difficult times. A tradition was started.
Times got better, and Carl and Vera’s business grew. To keep their chocolate affordable, when their basement ran out of space and a store was needed, they rented the basement of the house next door. Amazingly, Carl and some friends constructed a tunnel under the driveway connecting them both.
As time went on, people throughout North Tonawanda, NY knew “the secret”, and had to have their Orange Chocolate, especially during the Easter Season. It got so when a family left the area, they wouldn’t allow visitors from the “old neighborhood” unless they brought along Platter’s Chocolate. Carl and Vera worked the business until their retirement in the late 1960’s.
A boy by the name of Roger Urban grew up down the street from Platters. Roger owned and operated the local Pharmacy. In 1972, Roger purchased Platters Chocolate and said good-bye to the Pharmacy business. Roger knew that others outside of the North Tonawanda area would find the rich, creamy, milk and orange chocolate irresistible, so he began wholesaling to Drug Stores and Delicatessens in other parts of Western New York.
Roger was right! In 1975, Platters moved from the “dual basements” to a newly built 3,000 sq ft building. In 1982, Platters added an additional 7,000 sq ft addition. The secret was getting out!
In 1992, Roger purchased Betty Dixon Candies of Jamestown, NY. More and more customers were asking for additional chocolates such as Creams, Caramels, Jellies, and especially Sponge Candy. It was a perfect compliment to the molded Milk and Orange Chocolate Platter’s has become known for. With business continuing to grow, Roger’s sons, Bruce and Joe, joined their sister Sherry in what was truly becoming a family business.
TRIVIA: Legend has it that a extremely famous female Comedian originally from Jamestown NY once worked a short time at Betty Dixon, inspiring her to write one of her funniest episodes ever! HINT: She had Red Hair.
In 1993, tragedy struck. Right in the middle of merging the two manufacturing facilities, Roger was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He passed away at the young age of 59. He is missed every day. Grief stricken, the family was more determined then ever to see Roger’s dream through.
Roger’s Law: “Provide a quality product at a price folks can afford. That’s the way Old Man Platter did it, and that’s the way we do it”.