Which came first, the egg or the egg? That’s as in, which came first in the Elmer Candy Corp.’s lineup of chocolate Easter eggs — Heavenly Hash or Gold Brick? Well, if you guessed Gold Brick, cue the ...

Which came first, the egg or the egg? That's as in, which came first in the Elmer Candy Corp.'s lineup of chocolate Easter eggs — Heavenly Hash or Gold Brick? Well, if you guessed Gold Brick, cue the ...

You know how sometimes the best-laid plans don’t quite turn out? Well, that’s what happened this week. My vintage Heavenly Hash recipe flopped, probably because ingredients today aren’t quite what ...

There's Easter candy, and then there's Louisiana Easter candy, homegrown in Ponchatoula. From Elmer Chocolate comes Gold Brick Eggs, Pecan Eggs and Heavenly Hash Eggs. For only seven weeks each year, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Everyone has a favorite Easter candy this time of year, but there is one made locally that has been around for a century now and is a favorite for Easter baskets. Two simple words bring ...

PONCHATOULA, La. (WGNO) — At the office, you’d never know Rob Nelson once wanted to be a lawyer. He even went to law school in Louisiana, but somehow Rob knew life would wind up so much sweeter.

If you’re from Louisiana you most likely know of Heavenly Hash Eggs and Gold Brick Eggs. An Easter candy go to for many. Did you know though that these eggs made by Elmer Chocolate are actually a ...

Q: Would you please send a recipe for heavenly hash candy made with chocolate and whipped cream? Yield: About 49 pieces Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to ...

Editor's note : This story was originally published in April 2020. The pandemic did not impact production & distribution of Easter candy, which was already complete by February of that year. Growing ...

MOBILE, ALABAMA -- When Advent arrives, with Christmas close behind, Sister Mary Theodosia can finally take a rest. For weeks in her kitchen at the Visitation Monastery she has been busy cooking, ...

That's right. The Ponchatoula-based candy company's Heavenly Hash Egg is 100 years old in 2023 — and it's basically still made from the recipe purchased from a New Orleans Canal Street confectioner in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PONCHATOULA, La. (WGNO) — At the office, you ...