Jim Farfaglia will speak at the museum at 2 PM on Saturday, February 22nd. The second in our Winter Lecture Series, the slide program will revolve around his book, “Nestle In Fulton NY, How Sweet It Was.”
In 1898, Switzerland’s Nestlé Company was searching for an ideal location to build their first United States milk processing plant. Upstate New York’s bountiful dairy farms drew Nestlé’s attention, and Fulton, New York, became their top choice. Soon, another Swiss company, Peter’s, requested space at the Fulton factory to produce a confection that had taken Europe by storm: the milk chocolate candy bar. Over the next century, factory technicians invented classic treats including the Crunch Bar, Toll House Morsels and Nestlé Quik. With 1,500 workers churning out 1 million pounds of candy a day, Fulton became known as the city that smelled like chocolate.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the day of the event. Jim Farfaglia has been providing upstate NY with fascinating presentations for many years. This lecture should prove to be no exception.
Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted). Reservations are not necessary but if you would like to reserve a seat, give us a call at 315-331-6409 or reply using the contact form.