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Candy lovers will never want to leave this sweet retreat that has served Northern Indiana since 1907. The store is famous for its many flavors of custom made jumbo jelly beans – selling more than 40 tons each year from the shop and online. You also can choose among 350 other types of nostalgic candies ranging from Necco wafers and Mary Janes, to licorice.
Monday – Friday 9am – 5:30pm, Saturday 9am – 4pm
State Road 19 & County Road 26 / Wakarusa, IN
JumboJellyBeans.com/877.715.9821

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I went to the Wakarusa Dime Store on Saturday. I love the Dime Store. There is nothing better than going somewhere that has candy everywhere. The west wall has all different kinds of salt water taffy. I haven’t seen that much taffy since I was in upper Michigan. I picked up a bag and started filling. I ended up with a lot of pink and blue and tropical taffy. Just beside the salt water taffy is the Jumbo Jelly Beans. If you have never had a Jumbo Jelly Bean, I suggest you to the Dime Store and try them. This year’s mix is John Deere.

As you move towards the middle of the building, there are the old fashioned candies. The Nesco wafer—that are a lot like giant Smarties, and bubblegum. I love bazooka bubble gum, and the Dime Store has them! At the candy counter, they had the chocolate candies, the rock candy, the gummy bears, the giant jaw breakers that even if you cut in half would be hard to fit into your mouth, the sour candy-which is my favorite! I wanted a pound of it all, but I finally showed some restraint and bought a pound of gummy bears.

A nice surprise was the jelly bean mural behind the counter. It is done with orange jelly beans, and shows a garden with flowers and butterflies. It is a great thing to look at.

So when you’re out and about in Amish Country, go to the Wakarusa Dime Store for your sweet tooth. I know that you’ll smile the minute you walk through the door. And for our readers who have been there before, could you recommend what you liked best at the Dime Store? I’m sure all your candy needs will be met by the Wakarusa Dime Store.

Mindy, Amish Country Northern Indiana Contributor and Visitor Center Travel Specialist