I attended Sweet Pete’s lollipop making class on Friday, 6/10, along with two other adults and 5 kids ages 9-15. We had a wonderful experience making watermelon lollipops (we made 4-5 each) and learning about the candy making process from Peter. We will definitely take a couple more classes. We arrived a little early so kids had fun looking around and checking out all the candies before our class started. With our class admission we received a scoop of ice cream, and there were so many flavors to choose from, but I went with a classic peach since it’s the season. Never knew there was play dough flavored ice cream, but yes indeed there is, and I was told it tasted like sugar cookies. Everyone at Sweet Pete’s was warm and welcoming and we did not leave empty handed. Definitely came home with some sea salt caramels and milk chocolate covered popcorn. Yum! Yum! This place is one of Jacksonville’s best secrets and worth the visit for homemade candies, old fashioned candies, and learning about the process (forgot to say they have factory viewing areas so you can watch other things being made). Thank you Peter (Jacksonville’s own Willy Wonka) and all of the employees at Sweet Pete’s for helping us to start off our summer on a great note.