Confectionally Yours Journal
A Journal of Craft, Memory & Meaning
Featuring the Palimpsest, Nostalgic Nibbles, the Orphicon & Nostalgic Confections Studio.
A framework of memory, craft, sweet traditions, and the quiet work of making.
Current Issue
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The Bag on the Dining Room Table
Read This Issue: The Bag on the Dining Room TableThree brothers, a table of Halloween candy, and a grandfather who was always the bear. Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 1881-1975, Halloween Costume Party at Gates’ Rooftop Garden (1920-1930). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed October 28, 2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1033672
Welcome to Confectionally Yours Journal
Each edition gathers stories of confectionery heritage, family legacy, and mindful making — honoring the hands, histories, and sweetness that shape our shared craft. Through essays, recipes, reflections, and visual archives, we explore the quiet connections between memory and creation, flavor and feeling.
The Rooms
More from the Palimpsest
A different plate each visit
From the Archive
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A Man Built From His Own Trade
Look Closer: A Man Built From His Own Trade“A Man Built From His Own Trade” Look closely and the face resolves the way an Arcimboldo always does — slowly, then all at once. A honeycomb nose. An ear of candied peel. Nut halves for the brows, chocolate curls…
— What Actually StaysBurns were not accidents. They were tuition.
Nostalgic Confections
Keep the good things going
Confectionally Yours Journal is where the craft is kept — essays on confectionery history, archive photographs with their provenance intact, and the working knowledge that lived in people’s hands.