The holidays would simply not be complete without the sweetness of seasonal candies and goodies. Many of those who celebrate the holidays have fond memories of the old-fashioned candy canes and chocolate drops that used to appear in glass candy dishes on side tables in December. Before eggnog was sold in cartons at the grocery, before plastic Christmas trees were invented, before icicle lights and glow-in-the-dark wreaths and artificial snow, there was old-fashioned Christmas candy. Amongst the new-fangled trappings of a modern holiday celebration, it is especially comforting and delightful to taste the good, old flavors of homemade candy.

Swiss Maid Fudge, a family owned and operated gourmet candy store in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, makes the old-fashioned Christmas candy so many of us miss. Originally specializing in chocolate fudge, the company has stuck to the rules and confectionary techniques handed down through the family for generations. They still use those same techniques today, applying them to holiday candy variations made by hand in their gourmet candy store. Classic candies like handmade candy cane truffles and rich, creamy, chocolate peppermint stick fudge hearken back to traditional Christmases of the past. Bold, innovative flavor combinations have become new popular favorites, like their luscious gingerbread truffles, cranberry walnut bark, and white chocolate dipped peppermint stick caramel apples. Concocted only during the holidays - from November to January - Swiss Maid Fudge's seasonal treats are extra special for their rarity and limited availability.

Some of their most popular homemade candy gifts include the Brittle Gift Tin, the Caramel Apple Assortment, and the Cube of Candy made up of a collection of their most popular candies packaged in a reusable cube. Made especially for the holidays, the Holiday Candy Bar Set will make any chocolate lover happy with its assortment of dark, milk and white chocolate bars flavored with peppermint sticks, gingerbread, and cranberries. The pice de resistance of this gourmet candy store's gift box sets is the "For the Love of Choclate" set. Three sizes of decorative containers of sweets are stacked one on top of the other, and tied with a beautiful, festive ribbon. The contents of the set include a one pound bag of almond pecan butter corn, two and half pounds of fudge in the flavors of one' choosing, six delectable turtle candies, and eight of scrumptious, buttery, vanilla caramels.

New this year, Swiss Maid Fudge is offering gift cards for purchase online. Shoppers can purchase and email a gift card or arrange to have a gift card mailed directly to their favorite candy-lover. As a perfect last-minute stocking stuffer, a shopper can purchase a gift card online and print it at home. Recipients can easily redeem their gift cards online.

Swiss Maid Fudge has maintained their reputation as an old-fashioned, gourmet candy store since 1962. Over the past 45 years, they have developed a loyal following of customers from across the continental United States. Locals of Wisconsin Dells know that they can count on their favorite homemade candy-maker, Swiss Maid Fudge, to produce the best and freshest, handmade fudge and candy. As generations of customers have grown up and moved away, Swiss Maid Fudge has made sure that Midwesterners can still get their hands on their favorite candies by ordering them online.

For more information or to order seasonal gourmet candy online, visit SwissMaidFudge.