Local candymaking business still makes sweet treats the way it did a century ago

by By Chris Aldridge Kentucky Ag News
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Candy at Ruth Hunt is still stirred by hand in large copper kettles over open flames. Pictured Paul Gambill, a cook for Ruth Hunt. Photo courtesy Ky. Ag News.


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