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Hook-n-Ladder Jerky

Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family-owned Northeast Ohio maker of beef jerky and beef sticks called Smokies, with a mailing address in Northfield.

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Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family-owned Northeast Ohio maker of beef jerky and beef sticks called Smokies, with a mailing address in Northfield. Mark Bauman, a retired Cleveland firefighter, started it in January 2018. Products are made in a USDA-inspected facility from USDA Choice beef; jerky comes in Regular, Teriyaki, Tennessee BBQ and Sweet & Hot. A portion of sales supports the Western Reserve Fire Museum. Sold online and at listed retailers.

Written from public sources: Hook-N-Ladder Jerky · Our Story. Not yet verified by the maker.

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The Ohio candy with a tree behind it

The Ohio buckeye

A buckeye is peanut butter fudge rolled into a ball and dipped in milk chocolate, leaving a circle of peanut butter showing. The dip is the point: it makes the candy look like the shiny brown nut of the Ohio buckeye, the state tree.

The modern recipe is credited to Ohio resident Gail Tabor, who made it in 1964 after her husband said the half-dipped candy looked like a buckeye nut. It was printed in the Ohio State Alumni Magazine in 1973 and is now closely tied to Ohio State football.

1964when the modern recipe was created
6 M+buckeyes made commercially each year
2025year Ohio's legislature made it the state candy
What is an Ohio buckeye?

A peanut butter fudge ball, partly dipped in milk chocolate so the center shows. It is named after the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree, which is poisonous and not edible.

Is a buckeye candy made with real buckeyes?

No. The candy only imitates the look of the nut. The nut itself is poisonous.

Sources: Buckeye (candy), Wikipedia

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