Sevigny’s Thin Ribbon Candy | An Old-Fashioned Christmas Classic
Pretty to look at and sweet to eat, one New England brand of old-fashioned ribbon candy has been brightening the holiday season for more than 150 years.
If you look forward to old-fashioned traditions at Christmas, Sevigny’s Thin Ribbon Candy is a sweet and colorful candy classic. Made in Brockton, MA, the colorful, compressed swoops of candy in flavors like cinnamon, peppermint, wintergreen, and orange have been sweetening the holiday season in New England and beyond for more than 150 years.
Sevigny’s Thin Ribbon Candy is actually made by F.B. Washburn Candy Corporation, America’s oldest family-owned candy business. Washburn Candy got its start in 1856, making the popular chocolate-covered Waleeco Cocoanut Bar, followed by the chocolate-covered Peanut Bar and hard candies like sour balls, peppermints, and lollipops. After making it through the Great Depression, Washburn Candy enjoyed several successful decades, but before long, the booming candy industry in America began to overtake the small family brand. In response, Washburn elected to discontinue its chocolate offerings in the mid-80s and focus instead on the hard stuff (hard candy, that is).
In 1986, Washburn purchased Sevigny’s Candy (its main ribbon candy competition), but continued to make and sell the sweet treat using the Sevigny’s name, which is why you see it on the box today instead of F.B. Washburn.
Colorful, old fashioned ribbon candy. Photo Credit : Aimee Tucker
While most tastes today have moved on to chocolate kisses, rich truffles, and holiday versions of our favorite year-round candy bars, the annual box of ribbon candy, like candy corn or marshmallow chicks (before they started making marshmallow pumpkins, turkeys, trees, and hearts to cover every holiday) still has the ability to feel like a special once-a-year novelty. Plus, it’s just so darn pretty to look at. Nostalgia and good looks are likely what keeps it filling care packages and candy dishes each holiday season, despite being extremely fragile, prone to stickiness (think of lollipops without their wrappers), and reminiscent of the tooth-shattering candy described in a Laura Ingalls Wilder book.
The red and green variety tastes like (what else?) peppermint. Photo Credit : Aimee Tucker
So now we’re really curious — which holiday treats did you look forward to the most as a child? Ribbon candy? Gingerbread? Popcorn Balls? Do you still enjoy them? Let us know!
Can’t find Ribbon Candy in the store? Washburton Candy says the Ribbon Candy Man is here to help with online orders, but you can also try Amazon or the Vermont Country Store.
This post was first published in 2014 and has been updated.
Aimee Tucker is Yankee’s senior digital editor. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.
Growing up this was a tradition we all looked forward to! My dad worked nearby and would always buy ribbon candy, several boxes, for the family. My favorite was the peanut butter. I live in Florida now, we haven’t had this for years. I’m glad i stumbled upon the website to order it fir next year! ♡
This was an annual tradition in our home, growing up. I buy a box every year now, too, but I’m the only one who eats it. I love the color and texture, and it is fun to pull it apart!
I found this article as I was eating a piece of Sevigny’s ribbon candy and wondered about the manufacturer. I get a box of this for Christmas every year but it’s getting harder to find. Sometimes we luck out at Walmart or Walgreens but this Christmas we found it at a candy shop in the mall. I love it – it’s the best!
I am looking for very thin ribbon candy. It is what I really enjoy. The normal ribbon candy is not as thin an I like. Please let me know if you have this.
My dad loved this and we always had a box and it was so fragile. Now we can get it at Walmart but it’s not so thin and fragile. I’m sure this stuff ships better but I miss the ‘old’ kind.
Hi Trish, Sevigny’s was located in West Hanover, MA before they were bought by F.B. Washburn. I do know that the owners son, Chuck (Charles) lived in Halifax, MA for many years while I was growing up there. Hope this helpful.
I know that many people love ribbon candy,but no one in my family did.It was a running joke that our Canadian-Irish grandmother would put some out in an open dish in the “special room”, where it would remain untouched until she got sick of dusting it and chucked it out-’till next year.
This article bought back so many wonderful memories. My Mom always had ribbon candy and tins of filled hard candy along with the peanut butter filled peanuts. Very hard to find now a days.
It’s so difficult to find good Christmas candy today. Almost everything is artificial ingredients and GMO corn syrup, neither of which I will buy. I remember some of these great candies when I was a kid (won’t say how long ago that was). We did have the availability of some of these premium products at places like the numerous colonial villages in Long Island, but the few that are left have gone commercial. It was lots of fun buying Christmas candy when you went out for your other Christmas shopping.
Ok! We had the thick kind n later we were able to buy the thin kind! I prefer the thin! Did anyone else slather Peanut Butter between the ribbons? Yum-E
I remember my paternal grandmother always had Sevigny’s ribbon candy and hard candies on the coffee table at the Harwich Port house. Being from Massachusetts it’s very hard to find much in the Midwest ( Illinois) that gives me a sense of my New England home. Sevigny’s is the only ribbon and hard candy I will purchase.
Nanny always had ribbon candy for Christmas in her special glass candy bowl. My sister couldn’t keep away from it. Now, I have the bowl and it makes me feel close to her when I fill it with ribbon candy each year.
Growing up in Nashua, we always had ribbon candy served in a pretty glass dish. Mother loved it. Moved to southern NJ from NH four years ago and could not find it. Found it this year at the Christmas Tree Shop in Deptford, NJ. One week before Christmas and I have two pieces left…..need to return to Deptford.
I recall seeing and tasting the ribbon candy that was made at Edna William’s Log Cabin in Holyoke, MA. It seemed an amazing feat that some confectioners in the back kitchen could create this display of candy every Christmas. There was a chest full of the stuff for folks to help themselves to. Thanks for the memory.
Living in Marblehead, Mass. Dad always purchased several boxes of ribbon candy. Oh Boy! some good! And a tin of hard candy fruit filled. Mom always liked a candy called peach blossom-peanut butter filled think it was made locally. In the 1970’s owned a country store in Belfast Maine Over The Bridge) and we sold these products which were great sellers- always sold out!
My dad used to make and deliver this wonderful ribbon candy when he worked at Sevigny’s in West Hanover, MA. We always had a box growing up during the holidays and now I try to have one on hand for my kids so they will remember their grandfather in the years to come.
Why do the boxes if ribbon candy say product of Mexico? I lived behind Washburn candy factory for 30!yrs and moved 3 yrs ago. Disappointed that it is made in Mexico now
My Grandmother always had ribbon candy for the holidays, and my Mom (as well as my sisters now) followed the tradition of setting out holiday thin ribbon candy. But this year, as I sat sampling the post holiday bits that were left over, I happened to read the side of the box. I was disappointed to learn that GMO ingredients were included in the recipe. The corn syrup? Sevigny’s is a fantastic traditional candy at a great price, but I would willingly pay more to splurge if they would make it a non GMO product.
I look forward to xmas time every year..not for the holiday but for the ribbon candy.
I usally buy 10 boxes at a time but this year i was “ecstatic” when i seen the price in ..
“Christmas tree”stores and” big lots” in camden co nj…
I have doubled my purchases..
And now trying to figure out how to hide” buying and hiding” more before they disappear again………..
I hope they never go out of business …thank you for 55 years of wonderful memories.
My father used to have this ribbon candy in our Xmas dish through the holidays. My brothers and sisters loved them. I now keep the tradition going in my home, which my family loves to enjoy sitting and watching the fireplace burn. It’s one of our traditions, thanks for the memories your candy has brought and for many more for me to share with my grandchildren.
This was my dad’s all-time favorite Christmas treat and we happily carry on his tradition. We LOVE this ribbon candy and can’t help but smile and think of him whenever we open the box to pick our favorite flavor!
To the best of my knowledge, I have always had Ribbon Candy, my Mother ordered from Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward for Christmas back in the ’30s and I can’t remember not having ribbon candy, hard candy, 5# boxes of Chocolates we had popcorn garlands on the tree, nicest memories!!
My grandfather Harold Sevigny and his two brothers started the Sevigny candy company. They moved to Florida in the late 50s but every year we used to get an enormous box of candy from New England. It was neat to get a near-ton of sweets at Christmas with our last name on it. My father recalled sliding down the chute that moved the candy to the loading dock as a child. The candy is thicker now but the flavor is the same.
Thank you for sharing your family connection. I was able to visualize a small boy sliding down the chute with a big ribbon candy smile! My close to 88 year old aunt anxiously awaits her Sevigny’s ribbon candy Santa to arrive every year! When her life’s journey ends I plan to send her away with a box by her side.
Hello I have a box of your Thin Ribbon Candy. (UPC code 0 11212 00201 0) It has 3 flavors in it. I can figure out what some of the flavors are, but some I can’t. Is there anyway you can put the name of the flavors on the inside top of the box in the furture? That way we would know what flavors we are eating on the flavors we are not sure of. Hoping to hear from you. Have a good day. Ruthann
At Christmas time there is only one gift I MUST find. It’s ribbon candy from Sevigny’s. Only one store in my area sells it. I buy enough boxes to last several months, if I can find them. Why? My aunt in Pittsburg, Kansas loves this candy. She’s going to be 88. It brings back memories of her childhood and she loves the taste. She allows herself one box per month to make it last as long as possible! Why is it so hard to find? The retailer told me interior decorators buy large quantities to place in glass vases for display. So, I have to arrive when it’s delivered or drive all over town buying a box here and there. My aunt starts asking me about her ribbon candy starting in the summer, just so I won’t forget. I love being her Santa. She’s lived through the great depression, WWII, the attacks on 9/11, and now she’s stuck at home due to Covid-19 fears. Yet, her most beloved gift is the Sevigny’s ribbon candy that she rations to herself. If I cannot find it her backup candy is Russell Stover’s chocolates that are local and easy to find. It’s 2020…and the search is on!
I’m a bit disappointed in my box of ribbon candy this year. The fruit flavors are not what I wanted. I wanted Christmas flavors the mint, cinnamon, licorice and maybe cherry. How can I get a box of those?
I was disappointed with the candy ribbon this year. All the flavors have changed there’s no pink there’s no orange no Wintergreen. Can I still get those flavors in a box? please respond
I have always looked to Christmas because of your ribbon candy. However this year I was disappointex when I opened a box that I had just purchased. The flavors arent what I expected or liked. Why did you change the flavors? Can I get any of the old good candy? Thank you
I grew up in Dorchester. My family would often stop at 7Es for fish and chips. At Christmas, we would buy the delicious, thin ribbon candy. I was told that the name “7Es’ was a play on Sevigney’s. True? Does anyone remember the fish and chip restaurant, on Route 3A I believe…
Yes…the 7E is a play off our name & I still use it for my signature. My grandfather was the owner of Sevigny’s candy & my great-grandfather owned the clam stand.
I received two boxes of your candy for Christmas from my Aunt. I just finished the last piece unfortunately, both boxes inside were totally broken and all in pieces. Although, it did bring back some great memories!
We always had this brand of thin ribbon candy at the holidays. Harder to find these days but it can still be found at Meijer, some grocery stores, Target and some other shops at the holidays. If you are looking for a special treat other times of the year look for a little tiny box of red white and blue ribbon candy made by Sevignny’s available at Cracker Barrel in summer! We are savoring it and our little granddaughter is mesmerized by it!
Bought a box of ribben candy at Walmart today. Was very disappointed. Did not like the taste and was to thick. Been buying this brand for years. I am 79 years old so like I said my husband and I very disappointed in the ribbon candy. Nothing like the ones I have had all my life.
I totally agree. It’s had clove and peppermint and orange and cinnamon. Was so thin and delicious. My daughter was so sweet to send me this after Christmas. It’s not good. All broken and all taste the same. Sad. So darn disappointed ☹️
I bought 3 boxes online and was very disappointed. The fruit flavors are really gross. I will never buy this again unless the old thin flavors come back. It is very expensive. I ordered 3-9oz boxes and got 3 -7 oz boxes. What a rip off.
I worked at Sevigny’s in Hanover, Massachusetts during High School. Best job ever! It was family owned and all employees were valued. Did everyone see the “I Live Lucy” candy segment?? That happened in real life. If the line was “off”, the ribbon candy would fly out of the crimper. That episode still makes me laugh as I remember what a great place to work it was.
I worked at Sevigny’s in Hanover, Massachusetts during High School. Best job ever! It was family owned and all employees were valued. Did everyone see the “I Live Lucy” candy segment?? That happened in real life. If the line was “off”, the ribbon candy would fly out of the crimper. That episode still makes me laugh as I remember what a great place to work it was. (And Sevigny’s made thin ribbon candy. Not the same as Washburns).
OMG, I worked at Sevigny’s too after HS with couple of my friends from High School. Met one of my good friends working there. And everyone was great as I was with the young crew but the older ladies were great too. Loved being able to do everything in that company like work on the machine that made the inserts for the ribbon candy for the year I was there before Washburn bought the Company because the Old Man wanted to retire and his son was not taking over. Was an experience to work in that kind of atmosphere too. And when we ran out of boxes we had to help the girl up top make them to put on the trays.
I also worked there in West Hanover after school in 1958/9. Also I knew Chuck since he was in my HHS class. He didn’t graduate with me so I don’t know what happened to him. I am very disappointed the candy’s not the same. I wanted to get some for my grandkids after telling them about my high school job but it sounds like it’s not worth it.
Doesn’t taste the same anymore and it isn’t as thin. My mom always bought this brand at Christmas. I won’t be fooled again though. It isn’t the same candy. And I’ll not be buying anymore ever. And another item of olde bites the dust ????
My Gran and Gramps always had Sevigny’s ribbon candy and hard candies on a table in their homes when they lived at Vanderbuilt Hall at Harvard (Gramps was the building Super at Harvard Med School) . When they retired to Harwich Port they had it on a table ready and waiting
Love your Ribbon candy.. got a box for Christmas this year… I was very disappointed in the quality that was in the box.. the candy was small pieces..
Not happy
Sadley this holiday tradition does not taste the same anymore. (Dec 2022) No longer made in the USA, box states that its produly made in Mexico, with princial offices in Henderson Nevada. Box had expiration date of 8/11/2023. It was totally soft and chewy, had the consistance of a grainy taffy after a few chews. This was always a staple at our familys house over 2 generations starting back in the 70s from what I recall as a child. It isn’t the same candy. Unfortunatly I will not be buying another box unless its brouth back to the USA and original quality is restored…… and so another classic bites the dust ????
A co-worker of mine, a fellow Christmas aficionado, brought to work a box of Sevigny’s beautiful ribbon candy much to my amazement and excitement! I hadn’t seen this item except in Christmas ornament form in at least 50 years. He kindly shared and I brought some home and placed it in a lovely Weck jar (after sampling) where it remains on my cabinet 10 years later. It reminds me of a happy childhood moment and my wonderful co-worker.
i live with in a 1/2 mile of washburns candy . i used to love all their treats, but now i have diabeties and have to watch what i consume.
AND each box has different kinds in it. It is always a surprise to find out what “new” flavor will be in the box.
Growing up this was a tradition we all looked forward to! My dad worked nearby and would always buy ribbon candy, several boxes, for the family. My favorite was the peanut butter. I live in Florida now, we haven’t had this for years. I’m glad i stumbled upon the website to order it fir next year! ♡
This was an annual tradition in our home, growing up. I buy a box every year now, too, but I’m the only one who eats it. I love the color and texture, and it is fun to pull it apart!
I found this article as I was eating a piece of Sevigny’s ribbon candy and wondered about the manufacturer. I get a box of this for Christmas every year but it’s getting harder to find. Sometimes we luck out at Walmart or Walgreens but this Christmas we found it at a candy shop in the mall. I love it – it’s the best!
I just tasted this candy today, loved it! Can I find it on a reliable site, right now?
I am looking for very thin ribbon candy. It is what I really enjoy. The normal ribbon candy is not as thin an I like. Please let me know if you have this.
I use ribbon candy as decorations for my tree. Very easy to hang with fabric ribbon. It’s much prettier than candy canes. luc
What a great idea! I have never thought of that before! I bet that is beautiful!
Yes, a very good idea. My grandmother loved her ribbon candy. Christmas wasn’t Christmas without it! Thanks for the idea.
My dad loved this and we always had a box and it was so fragile. Now we can get it at Walmart but it’s not so thin and fragile. I’m sure this stuff ships better but I miss the ‘old’ kind.
This is not the same as the old ribbon candy it is 3 to 4 times thicker, it is just not the same.
Len Libby in Scarborough, ME, makes excellent thin ribbon candy.
my maiden name is sevigny.. I have a large family and I have always wondered the story behind the original sevigny this ribbon candy? does anyone know
Hi Trish, Sevigny’s was located in West Hanover, MA before they were bought by F.B. Washburn. I do know that the owners son, Chuck (Charles) lived in Halifax, MA for many years while I was growing up there. Hope this helpful.
Where can I get local in Lexington sc.
Have always loved ribbon candy. As I tell my family – it’s not Christmas until I put out the dish of ribbon candy!
I have always love ribbon candy I just been having a hard time of finding it in the store
I know that many people love ribbon candy,but no one in my family did.It was a running joke that our Canadian-Irish grandmother would put some out in an open dish in the “special room”, where it would remain untouched until she got sick of dusting it and chucked it out-’till next year.
This article bought back so many wonderful memories. My Mom always had ribbon candy and tins of filled hard candy along with the peanut butter filled peanuts. Very hard to find now a days.
It’s so difficult to find good Christmas candy today. Almost everything is artificial ingredients and GMO corn syrup, neither of which I will buy. I remember some of these great candies when I was a kid (won’t say how long ago that was). We did have the availability of some of these premium products at places like the numerous colonial villages in Long Island, but the few that are left have gone commercial. It was lots of fun buying Christmas candy when you went out for your other Christmas shopping.
Ok! We had the thick kind n later we were able to buy the thin kind! I prefer the thin! Did anyone else slather Peanut Butter between the ribbons? Yum-E
I remember my paternal grandmother always had Sevigny’s ribbon candy and hard candies on the coffee table at the Harwich Port house. Being from Massachusetts it’s very hard to find much in the Midwest ( Illinois) that gives me a sense of my New England home. Sevigny’s is the only ribbon and hard candy I will purchase.
Nanny always had ribbon candy for Christmas in her special glass candy bowl. My sister couldn’t keep away from it. Now, I have the bowl and it makes me feel close to her when I fill it with ribbon candy each year.
Growing up in Nashua, we always had ribbon candy served in a pretty glass dish. Mother loved it. Moved to southern NJ from NH four years ago and could not find it. Found it this year at the Christmas Tree Shop in Deptford, NJ. One week before Christmas and I have two pieces left…..need to return to Deptford.
I recall seeing and tasting the ribbon candy that was made at Edna William’s Log Cabin in Holyoke, MA. It seemed an amazing feat that some confectioners in the back kitchen could create this display of candy every Christmas. There was a chest full of the stuff for folks to help themselves to. Thanks for the memory.
Living in Marblehead, Mass. Dad always purchased several boxes of ribbon candy. Oh Boy! some good! And a tin of hard candy fruit filled. Mom always liked a candy called peach blossom-peanut butter filled think it was made locally. In the 1970’s owned a country store in Belfast Maine Over The Bridge) and we sold these products which were great sellers- always sold out!
My dad used to make and deliver this wonderful ribbon candy when he worked at Sevigny’s in West Hanover, MA. We always had a box growing up during the holidays and now I try to have one on hand for my kids so they will remember their grandfather in the years to come.
Why do the boxes if ribbon candy say product of Mexico? I lived behind Washburn candy factory for 30!yrs and moved 3 yrs ago. Disappointed that it is made in Mexico now
My Grandmother always had ribbon candy for the holidays, and my Mom (as well as my sisters now) followed the tradition of setting out holiday thin ribbon candy. But this year, as I sat sampling the post holiday bits that were left over, I happened to read the side of the box. I was disappointed to learn that GMO ingredients were included in the recipe. The corn syrup? Sevigny’s is a fantastic traditional candy at a great price, but I would willingly pay more to splurge if they would make it a non GMO product.
I look forward to xmas time every year..not for the holiday but for the ribbon candy.
I usally buy 10 boxes at a time but this year i was “ecstatic” when i seen the price in ..
“Christmas tree”stores and” big lots” in camden co nj…
I have doubled my purchases..
And now trying to figure out how to hide” buying and hiding” more before they disappear again………..
I hope they never go out of business …thank you for 55 years of wonderful memories.
The flavors are now fruity flavors and not the old flavors like cinnamon, clove, wintergreen, peppermint. Not a fan of fruit flavors.
My father used to have this ribbon candy in our Xmas dish through the holidays. My brothers and sisters loved them. I now keep the tradition going in my home, which my family loves to enjoy sitting and watching the fireplace burn. It’s one of our traditions, thanks for the memories your candy has brought and for many more for me to share with my grandchildren.
This was my dad’s all-time favorite Christmas treat and we happily carry on his tradition. We LOVE this ribbon candy and can’t help but smile and think of him whenever we open the box to pick our favorite flavor!
To the best of my knowledge, I have always had Ribbon Candy, my Mother ordered from Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward for Christmas back in the ’30s and I can’t remember not having ribbon candy, hard candy, 5# boxes of Chocolates we had popcorn garlands on the tree, nicest memories!!
My grandfather Harold Sevigny and his two brothers started the Sevigny candy company. They moved to Florida in the late 50s but every year we used to get an enormous box of candy from New England. It was neat to get a near-ton of sweets at Christmas with our last name on it. My father recalled sliding down the chute that moved the candy to the loading dock as a child. The candy is thicker now but the flavor is the same.
Thank you for sharing your family connection. I was able to visualize a small boy sliding down the chute with a big ribbon candy smile! My close to 88 year old aunt anxiously awaits her Sevigny’s ribbon candy Santa to arrive every year! When her life’s journey ends I plan to send her away with a box by her side.
Hello I have a box of your Thin Ribbon Candy. (UPC code 0 11212 00201 0) It has 3 flavors in it. I can figure out what some of the flavors are, but some I can’t. Is there anyway you can put the name of the flavors on the inside top of the box in the furture? That way we would know what flavors we are eating on the flavors we are not sure of. Hoping to hear from you. Have a good day. Ruthann
Do you still make the candy ribbons at Christmas timer?
At Christmas time there is only one gift I MUST find. It’s ribbon candy from Sevigny’s. Only one store in my area sells it. I buy enough boxes to last several months, if I can find them. Why? My aunt in Pittsburg, Kansas loves this candy. She’s going to be 88. It brings back memories of her childhood and she loves the taste. She allows herself one box per month to make it last as long as possible! Why is it so hard to find? The retailer told me interior decorators buy large quantities to place in glass vases for display. So, I have to arrive when it’s delivered or drive all over town buying a box here and there. My aunt starts asking me about her ribbon candy starting in the summer, just so I won’t forget. I love being her Santa. She’s lived through the great depression, WWII, the attacks on 9/11, and now she’s stuck at home due to Covid-19 fears. Yet, her most beloved gift is the Sevigny’s ribbon candy that she rations to herself. If I cannot find it her backup candy is Russell Stover’s chocolates that are local and easy to find. It’s 2020…and the search is on!
I’m a bit disappointed in my box of ribbon candy this year. The fruit flavors are not what I wanted. I wanted Christmas flavors the mint, cinnamon, licorice and maybe cherry. How can I get a box of those?
I was disappointed with the candy ribbon this year. All the flavors have changed there’s no pink there’s no orange no Wintergreen. Can I still get those flavors in a box? please respond
Can’t find your ribbon candies anywhere. I have been looking since Thanksgiving
I have always looked to Christmas because of your ribbon candy. However this year I was disappointex when I opened a box that I had just purchased. The flavors arent what I expected or liked. Why did you change the flavors? Can I get any of the old good candy? Thank you
I grew up in Dorchester. My family would often stop at 7Es for fish and chips. At Christmas, we would buy the delicious, thin ribbon candy. I was told that the name “7Es’ was a play on Sevigney’s. True? Does anyone remember the fish and chip restaurant, on Route 3A I believe…
Yes…the 7E is a play off our name & I still use it for my signature. My grandfather was the owner of Sevigny’s candy & my great-grandfather owned the clam stand.
I remember 7e’s from southern artery in Quincy,MA. We would get fried clams there and ribbon candy at Christmas.
This reminded me of my grandmother, so I had to buy a box Christmas 2020 and share with my adult children. Thank you for the memories.
I received two boxes of your candy for Christmas from my Aunt. I just finished the last piece unfortunately, both boxes inside were totally broken and all in pieces. Although, it did bring back some great memories!
We always had this brand of thin ribbon candy at the holidays. Harder to find these days but it can still be found at Meijer, some grocery stores, Target and some other shops at the holidays. If you are looking for a special treat other times of the year look for a little tiny box of red white and blue ribbon candy made by Sevignny’s available at Cracker Barrel in summer! We are savoring it and our little granddaughter is mesmerized by it!
Bought a box of ribben candy at Walmart today. Was very disappointed. Did not like the taste and was to thick. Been buying this brand for years. I am 79 years old so like I said my husband and I very disappointed in the ribbon candy. Nothing like the ones I have had all my life.
I totally agree. It’s had clove and peppermint and orange and cinnamon. Was so thin and delicious. My daughter was so sweet to send me this after Christmas. It’s not good. All broken and all taste the same. Sad. So darn disappointed ☹️
I bought 3 boxes online and was very disappointed. The fruit flavors are really gross. I will never buy this again unless the old thin flavors come back. It is very expensive. I ordered 3-9oz boxes and got 3 -7 oz boxes. What a rip off.
I worked at Sevigny’s in Hanover, Massachusetts during High School. Best job ever! It was family owned and all employees were valued. Did everyone see the “I Live Lucy” candy segment?? That happened in real life. If the line was “off”, the ribbon candy would fly out of the crimper. That episode still makes me laugh as I remember what a great place to work it was.
I worked at Sevigny’s in Hanover, Massachusetts during High School. Best job ever! It was family owned and all employees were valued. Did everyone see the “I Live Lucy” candy segment?? That happened in real life. If the line was “off”, the ribbon candy would fly out of the crimper. That episode still makes me laugh as I remember what a great place to work it was. (And Sevigny’s made thin ribbon candy. Not the same as Washburns).
OMG, I worked at Sevigny’s too after HS with couple of my friends from High School. Met one of my good friends working there. And everyone was great as I was with the young crew but the older ladies were great too. Loved being able to do everything in that company like work on the machine that made the inserts for the ribbon candy for the year I was there before Washburn bought the Company because the Old Man wanted to retire and his son was not taking over. Was an experience to work in that kind of atmosphere too. And when we ran out of boxes we had to help the girl up top make them to put on the trays.
I also worked there in West Hanover after school in 1958/9. Also I knew Chuck since he was in my HHS class. He didn’t graduate with me so I don’t know what happened to him. I am very disappointed the candy’s not the same. I wanted to get some for my grandkids after telling them about my high school job but it sounds like it’s not worth it.
I want the very thin candy that melts on the tongue the minute you put it in your mouth.
Doesn’t taste the same anymore and it isn’t as thin. My mom always bought this brand at Christmas. I won’t be fooled again though. It isn’t the same candy. And I’ll not be buying anymore ever. And another item of olde bites the dust ????
My Gran and Gramps always had Sevigny’s ribbon candy and hard candies on a table in their homes when they lived at Vanderbuilt Hall at Harvard (Gramps was the building Super at Harvard Med School) . When they retired to Harwich Port they had it on a table ready and waiting
Love your Ribbon candy.. got a box for Christmas this year… I was very disappointed in the quality that was in the box.. the candy was small pieces..
Not happy
Sadley this holiday tradition does not taste the same anymore. (Dec 2022) No longer made in the USA, box states that its produly made in Mexico, with princial offices in Henderson Nevada. Box had expiration date of 8/11/2023. It was totally soft and chewy, had the consistance of a grainy taffy after a few chews. This was always a staple at our familys house over 2 generations starting back in the 70s from what I recall as a child. It isn’t the same candy. Unfortunatly I will not be buying another box unless its brouth back to the USA and original quality is restored…… and so another classic bites the dust ????
A co-worker of mine, a fellow Christmas aficionado, brought to work a box of Sevigny’s beautiful ribbon candy much to my amazement and excitement! I hadn’t seen this item except in Christmas ornament form in at least 50 years. He kindly shared and I brought some home and placed it in a lovely Weck jar (after sampling) where it remains on my cabinet 10 years later. It reminds me of a happy childhood moment and my wonderful co-worker.