Voting is now open to find the best candy store in the country by USA Today, and one of Indiana's oldest candy stores is in the running.

Old-Fashioned Candy Making

With how society has become modernized to put quantity over quality, the method of old-fashioned candy making seems like a dying art.  In some ways, it is.  We don't see candy stores opening too often that utilize the old school methods of hand-making candy like we used to.

I think that's a big part of the reason independent candy stores that still utilize these methods are such treasures.    USA Today is looking to find the best independent candy store in the country, and one historic Indiana candy store is in the running!

Schimpff's Confectionery

The Schimpff family has been making candy in the Jeffersonville, Indiana area since 1871. G.A. Schimpff’s Confectionery officially opened in 1891 and is one of the oldest, continuously operated, family-owned candy businesses in the United States. And the coolest part?  The Schimpff family still owns the store to this day.   They continue to make the classic candy that you know and love to this day, and even have a candy museum.

READ MORE: Learn About the History of Indiana's Oldest Continuously Operated Family-Owned Candy Store 

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Schimpff's Confectionery is now getting recognition on the national stage.They took to Facebook on May 12th to announce that they had been nominated by USA Today to be in the running to be crowned the best of the best!

Historic Indiana Candy Store Gets Noticed by USA Today

USA Today hosts an online Readers' Choice Award, and they have chosen Schimpff's Confectionery to be in the running for the title of Best Independently Owned Candy Store in the U.S.!

Here's how it works, their panel has chosen 20 different candy stores across the country, and voting is now open to find the 10 best, but only one can be crowned #1! So let's get our  Hoosier candy makers to the top! You can vote daily through June 18th.

Click here to cast your vote for Schimpff's Confectionery!