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History
Owned By Three Generations Sheltered
beneath the pecan trees in a bend in the road, stands a small,
white building. Shadows of the past hint at its former life as a
filling station, but the pumps are now gone. Only the oil stains
in the concrete remain of the days when flashy automobiles with
Northern license plates regularly lined up to fill their tanks
with gasoline and satisfy their cravings for the smooth
confections from Swint’s.
While time has changed the landscape and the
traffic, it hasn’t changed the nation’s affection for the
confections concocted in the back room of Swint’s.
Ida
Mae Woodall Swint founded the business out of necessity over 75
years ago. Why not, she reasoned, use the pecans (that were
readily available) to make mouth-watering pralines to tempt tired
drivers on their long trek south.
The result has taken legendary proportions that
have spanned generations of Swint family members including W.K.
“Ink” and Marie “Doodle” Swint, all the way to grandson Ken Grant,
and delighted thousands of loyal consumers with their unique
creations.
From an article by Jennifer Allen
in the Griffin Daily News
