Chocolate moose, anyone? Maine attraction, made of confectionary staple, turns 25
14.10.2022 - 23:15
/ foxnews.com
Lenny, the world’s only life-sized chocolate moose, celebrated his 25th birthday this summer at his "home" at Len Libby Candies in Scarborough, Maine. Lenny's birthday was July 1, 2022, and his "caregivers" are still excited about it.
The idea to make a life-sized chocolate moose came from former business owner Maureen Hemond, said John DeGrinney, co-owner of Len Libby Candies, in an interview with Fox News Digital. DeGrinney and his wife, Gisele — Hemond's daughter — took over operations of the store in 2013, and have owned it officially since about 2016. Hemond and her late husband, Fern, ran the store for about 40 years. Hemond's father purchased the store in the 1940s from Len Libby himself. Libby opened the first iteration of Len Libby Candies in Scarborough, Maine, in 1926. Lenny the moose is shown here.
"She just loves making candy," said store owner John DeGrinney of his mother-in-law Maureen Hemond, who first had the idea for Lenny the chocolate moose. (Len Libby Candies) The store moved to its present location off Route One after Libby sold the store. Hemond is now 82 years old and has since "retired to working 35 hours a week" at the store, said DeGrinney. "She just loves making candy," he said, noting that Lenny was inspired by the store's existing molded chocolate moose product. "Lenny has sort of taken on a life of his own.
He's a trivial pursuit question and he's been on national television." Len Libby Candies sells molded chocolate in a variety of shapes, including moose and bunnies and — most recently — a three-quarter pound "Eastah Lobstah" (the Maine pronunciation of the in-demand crustacean). The "Eastah Lobstah" debuted during Easter of this year, DeGrinney said. "Originally, Lenny was
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