The caramel factory of Mane
Located in the village of Mane in Provence, the “Caramelerie” is an artisanal factory, established in an 18th century Provençal bastide, which was a “magnanerie” (from the Occitan magnan, which designates the silkworm of the mulberry bombyx), a place of exploitation of traditional sericulture, that is to say the breeding of the silkworm.
Opposite the “Prieuré of Salagon” dedicated to the heritage of Haute-Provence, the visitor is first welcomed in a garden converted into a butterfly refuge, in collaboration with Act for Planet and the League for the Protection of Birds.
Opposite the “Prieuré of Salagon” dedicated to the heritage of Haute-Provence, the visitor is first welcomed in a garden converted into a butterfly refuge, in collaboration with Act for Planet and the League for the Protection of Birds.
A TRIP TO THE 1950s
The manufacture of caramels is totally artisanal. The production workshop, visible behind a large bay window and accessible by a footbridge, offers visitors a dive into the history of the manufactures of the 1950s.
The craftsman passes his cooking through a cauldron in a succession of old machines made in France in the Ateliers Ratti. They will first roll the preparation, then pass it over a sugar spinner to shape it into a soft continuous square caramel, then cut into small cubes and wrapped one by one in golden foil.
Olive oil caramels
Ici, la couleur est de mise : à l’image des courbes provençales, des teintes solaires ont été choisies pour distinguer les écrins où reposent les caramels.….
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