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Finding the Best Fudge in the Smokies

How ingrained in tourism culture are fudge and saltwater taffy? Historians say that when Christopher Columbus made his way to the Caribbean, he stepped out of the row boats to be met by indigenous people with a variety of local goods … and one guy in the corner had a tray of fudge and saltwater taffy.

Which of the dozens of purveyors of this vacation staple is the best in the mountains?



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