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Betty Darby has proven that the “Golden Years” don’t have to be spent sitting in a rocker on her front porch! When she was 65 years old a friend of the family got a taste of her homemade peanut brittle and convinced her to start her own business. The business venture has become wildly successful – Betty and her husband make more than 500 pounds of peanut brittle each week, packaging and shipping it across the country. Each batch is made entirely by hand, from the cooking to the cracking, packaging and shipping. Betty’s favorite part of the process has been all the friends she has made along the journey – including a number of US Troops. Betty has shipped peanut brittle overseas a number of times to troops serving in the Armed Forces, and to show their appreciation the troops have sent her dozens of thank you letters and a flag flown overseas, a few soldiers have even visited her at her store in historic Murietta, CA.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when the Peanut Brittle Gift Basket arrived in our office, all the peanut brittle I had tried previously was rock hard and hurt my teeth. But Betty’s Brittle was heavenly – the sweet and crunchy texture was a pleasure to eat and didn’t get stuck in my teeth or hurt when I bit into it. The gift basket was such a hit in our office that two of my co-workers immediately ordered baskets for their family members. The 5 lb basket includes 10 – 1/2 lb bags of Betty’s Original Brittle and sells for $80.