Specialty Crop

Homemade freeze-dried fruits, including apples, blackberries, blueberries, pineapple, raspberries, and strawberries; more than 75 varieties of freeze-dried candies; freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches; and a flavor-of-the-month ice cream.

Owner Deb Reynolds started her small business in late 2022. New batches of dried fruits and candies are made and packaged daily. It takes up to 24 hours for the candies to dry, and up to 80 hours for the fruits. One of the best parts about running Rocket Snacks is visiting with repeat customers, meeting new ones, and conversing with other people who operate small businesses in the area, she says.

An added bonus is enjoying the fruits (pun intended) of their labor. “I’ve become a freeze-dried candy snob,” Deb admitted to Cap City News. “I don’t like regular candy anymore.”