Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy & Fudge

Ocean City, NJ | leisure | 0.5 to 1 hours

852 Boardwalk Ocean City, NJ 08226


Overview

William Shriver opened a restaurant, ice cream and candy store at 9th and the Boardwalk in 1898, which makes this the oldest business on the boards. Four Philadelphia brothers from the Dairy Maid Confectionery chain bought it in 1959, and their family runs it three generations on. When the sign goes up, the front windows look onto machines that pull 100 pounds of taffy at a time and wrap 300 to 400 pieces a minute. Around 60 flavors run from chocolate and molasses mint through sea salt caramel, spicy pumpkin and the Twisted line, with chocolate-covered and sugar-free pieces too; roughly 40 pieces make a pound, and you can build your own mix.

Activity Type: leisure

Costs: Taffy $17 per pound, fudge $23 per 1.25 pounds; mix-and-match by the piece
Duration: 0.5 to 1 hours

Inhaven Insights

  • What's great

    What's great

    Made In The Window

    When the sign is up, window machines pull 100 pounds at a time and wrap 300 pieces a minute.

  • What's unique

    What's unique

    Oldest On The Boards

    Open since 1898 and run by one family since 1959, three generations after four brothers bought in.

  • What's worth knowing

    What's worth knowing

    Mix Your Own Pound

    About 40 pieces make a pound; build a bag from some 60 flavors, and ask to taste new fudge first.

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