On Monday Mrs. Applesauce and I did something we have always wanted to do since moving to Wenatchee more than a year ago — we took a tour of the Aplets & Cotlets Factory in Cashmere.

Yes, I know it’s a completely touristy thing to do, and I’m sure it’s something most every Chelan County resident has experienced before, but we both wanted to experience it for ourselves.

The tour, which lasted about seven minutes, included a brief history of Aplets & Cotlets (the original pot used for the first batch of the chewy candies is on display) and a guided walk through two rooms of the production facility. Along with learning a bit of history, I also learned that a healthy version of Aplets & Cotlets that contains flaxseed is in the works and that this year the company is expected to ship 3,000,000 boxes of the candy.

Personally, I don’t like the taste of either Aplets or Cotlets (but perhaps I would enjoy the chocolate-covered variety) but it was fun to see and smell candy being produced.

The tour ended in the packing area, where the candies made their way down a conveyor belt and workers in hair nets made sure the gooey confections made it into their boxes.

As I was watching the workers, I couldn’t help but think of the classic “I Love Lucy” episode where Lucy and Ethyl work at a candy plant. I inwardly laughed and cracked a massive smile playing out the same scenario replacing Lucy and Ethyl with Aplets & Cotlets workers.