Like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life, Cornwall Sweets occupies a small storefront that has American flags flying outside, just about every classic candy still in existence and a corner location that's smack dab in the heart of Main Street. The old-timey vibes are almost overwhelming. That throwback candy ranges from stuff that's fairly easy to find elsewhere, such as Pop Rocks and Sugar Babies, to lesser-seen items, such as Bottle Caps and those paper sheets studded with colorful sugar buttons, to legitimate rarities, such as Zagnut bars and candy cigarettes. There's way more than candy, which is especially impressive because the tiny shop can't fit more than a few customers at a time. Other confection selections include a dozen or so flavors of Jane's ice cream, cupcakes and cake slices, chocolates sold by the piece, elaborately decorated marshmallows served on a stick, and various bars of high-end Hudson Valley chocolate. It's hard to generalize about the food being good or bad or so-so -- it really just depends. The ice cream is fine, the cupcakes can be good or subpar, and the few chocolates I've had have been respectable. The candy is, of course, really fun, and it's actually good because it doesn't seem like it's been sitting on the shelves for years. Most of the stuff comes from outside producers, but a few items -- cookies, chocolate-covered pretzels, huge pastries reminiscent of cannoli -- are made right there. If these kinds of small businesses were still ubiquitous, this shop might not seem special. But they're not even close to being common anymore -- Cornwall Sweets is doing something distinctive and doing it well, and if anyone thinks they can deliver a superior version of sweet sentimentality, I'm sure that lots of other nostalgic Yelpers would welcome it. read more