Stovers Candies, and the fine southern eating at the Brookfield Hotel (KS)

We attempted a tour of the Stovers candy factory, but found it was only a major distribution center and outlet store. But Marcia did find some chocolate to buy, fortunately.

Dinner at the Brookfield Hotel, which is neither a hotel nor in Brookfield (KS). It is a copy of a hotel/restaurant that was in Brookfield, but the business was moved to Abilene about seven years ago. Now all restaurant, it has been serving fried chicken dinners under the same family ownership since something like 1915. $12.95 for half-a-chicken, coleslaw, creamed corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, baking powder biscuit, strawberry preserves, pickled peach, and home-style vanilla ice cream—all served family style on a linen tablecloth, and they trusted us: the tablecloth was not topped with glass or plastic or paper. Not as good food as it may sound, if it sounds good at all to a Californian. But a great experience anyway.