Jelly Belly Factory

This was a relaxing day for us.  Although we were up early, we didn’t leave until around noon.  The morning was spent catching up on some things, cleaning out the rental car after the previous days’ road trip and mostly getting some rest.

At noon, we picked Allyson up at school.  She got out early because of teacher conferences.  We took her to the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, CA, not far from the Pacific Coast.  The tour was interesting and informative.  The took us through where the flavorings are formulated, where the gum interior of the jelly beans are made and where the candy shells are added.  We were impressed with how the Jelly Belly logos are printed on each jelly bean.  At the end of the tour, we went to the Jelly Belly gift shop to get some of our favorite flavors to bring back.

The drive back to El Dorado Hills was slower since the afternoon traffic had already started.  We were glad that we came back when we did before the afternoon traffic peaked.

We had a dinner of leftovers followed by dessert of some of the Jelly Belly treats that we brought back.

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