YOU
YOU TRY
YOU TRY IT. >> THAT WAS THE BEFORE AND
AFTER.
>>>
>>> IT
>>> IT WAS COCONUT WITH CHOCOLATE, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF US IN
THE KGW NEWSROOM, TASTE TESTING
PEEPS ON LAST NIGHT'S TONIGHT
WITH CASSIDY.
WITH CASSIDY. NOW CASSIDY IS GETTING A LOOK
AT SOME OTHER CANDY THAT CAN BE
STUFFED INTO EASTER BASKETS.
>> SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM CANDY
BASKET OUT IN GRESHAM, CASSIDY.
>> Reporter: YES GUYS, I HAVE
CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO PEEPS
ANYWHERE IN THIS BUILDING, WE
ARE THE CANDY BASKET IN
GRESHAM, AND OF COURSE, EASTER
IS ON SUNDAY.
DON'T WORRY IF YOU HAVEN'T
GOTTEN YOUR EASTER BASKET
ALREADY FULL OF DELICIOUS
CANDY, YOU HAVE COME TO THE
RIGHT PLACE.
RIGHT PLACE. YOU THINK OF DYEING EASTER
EGGS.
EGGS.
EGGS. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF
CHOCOLATE TURNED INTO DEVILED
EGGS?
EGGS?
EGGS? THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY GO
FOR SOME FLOWERS.
THEY HAVE CHOCOLATE TULIPS, SO
NOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
WITH THAT, CASSIDY?
WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT INTO A
SPECIAL CANDY BASKET THAT WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO,
THEY CAN PICK OUT A BASKET, AND
THEN WHAT DO THEY DO?
>> THEY GET TO MAKE WHATEVER
THEY WANT.
THEY WANT. YOU GET A LARGE CHOCOLATE
BUNNY, PICK A BASKET, PUT THE
BUNNY IN THE BASKET, AND GO
FROM THERE.
FROM THERE. >> EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR
EASTER.
EASTER.
EASTER. HOW MUCH IS JUST THE BASKET?
>> THE BASKET COMES WITH THE
GRASS FOR $2.50.
>> HOW MANY POUNDS IS THIS
BUNNY?
BUNNY?
BUNNY? THIS IS HEAVY.
>> THAT ONE I BELIEVE IS ABOUT
FOUR TO EIGHT POUNDS.
THESE ARE SOLID, RIGHT, THEY'RE
NOT HOLLOW.
NOT HOLLOW. >> SOLID CHOCOLATE.
>> SO YOU PUT THAT IN THE
BASKET.
BASKET.
BASKET. OH, MY GOSH, WHAT ELSE DO WE
HAVE?
HAVE?
HAVE? >>
HAVE? >> THAT IS BUNNY POOP.
>> THAT IS BUNNY POOP.
OBVIOUSLY NOT REAL.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PEEPS.
THERE ARE MARSHMALLOWS.
>> YES, CHOCOLATE COVERED
MARSHMALLOWS, CAN'T GO WRONG.
THE BUNNY'S GOT TO HAVE HIS
FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. GOT
FOOD. GOT TO MAKE ALL THE STOPS.
>> THOSE ARE MILK CHOCOLATE.
AND THEN, LAST, BUT NOT LEAST,
WHAT ARE THESE GUYS?
>> BUNNY BITES.
LOTS OF COLOR, WHITE CHOCOLATE,
LITTLE TINY BUNNIES.
>> SO YOU GUYS MAKE ALL OF
THESE CHOCOLATES AND LOTS OF
TAFFIES.
TAFFIES.
TAFFIES. THAT WHOLE WALL, RIGHT BEHIND
US.
US.
US. MAKE
US. MAKE IT ALL RIGHT HERE IN THIS
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
BUILDING. >> YES, ALL IN HOUSE.
>> OH, MY GOSH, HOW MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS DO YOU GUYS
MAKE, LIKE HUNDREDS?
>> AT LEAST 180 FLAVORS OF
TAFFY.
TAFFY.
TAFFY. HUNDREDS OF CHOCOLATES.
SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> SO OF COURSE, PEOPLE CAN
COME HERE THROUGH SATURDAY,
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT OPEN THIS
SATURDAY, BUT IF IT'S SUNDAY
MORNING, AND YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN
YOUR EASTER BASKET TOGETHER,
YOU MAYBE ARE A LITTLE LATE.
THEY CAN ALSO COME AND GET AN
INSIDE LOOK AT HOW YOU GUYS
MAKE THESE THINGS.
>> YES, WE JUST STARTED OUR
FACTORY TOURS BACK UP.
>> WHAT KIND OF SECRETS DO
PEOPLE GET TO LEARN?
>> YOU GET TO WATCH HOW IT'S
ALL MADE, AS WELL AS GETTING TO
TAKE HOME A FEW FRESH OFF THE
LINE, PIECES OF CHOCOLATE, AND
TAFFY.
TAFFY.
TAFFY. >>
TAFFY. >> YOU GUYS ALWAYS DO SOME KIND
OF FREE SAMPLE IN HERE EVERY
DAY, RIGHT?
DAY, RIGHT? >> WE CAN'T LET YOU LEAVE
WITHOUT TRYING SOMETHING.
>> SO COME, PUT TOGETHER YOUR
BEAUTIFUL CANDY EASTER BASKET,
WITH ALL THE EGGS, ALL THE
BUNNIES, ALL THE WONDERFUL
THINGS, AND THEN TAKE A SAMPLE
ON YOUR WAY OUT, HERE AT THE
CANDY BASKET IN GRESHAM, THANK
YOU GUYS, BACK TO YOU.
HAPPY EASTER.
HAPPY EASTER. I GOT YOUR BASKET.
>> AND THEY HAVE THE WRAP
THERE, TO DO THE BASKET UP AT
THE END?
THE END?
THE END? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. PEOPLE CAN WRAP IT UP, AND PUT
A BOW ON IT RIGHT HERE.
>> IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE DOING
THAT, YOU CAN BUY ONE THAT'S
PREMADE FOR YOU.
>> LIKE THIS ONE.
BIGFOOT.
BIGFOOT.
BIGFOOT. THEY'VE GOT BIGFOOT POOP IN
HERE TOO, GUYS.
>> BIGFOOT POOP, GOOD.
ONE FOR THE KIDS.
>> DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF
EASTER YOU WANT TO