Hidden Gems: The candy shock that’s Seven Winds Kitchen

This characteristic initially ran within the November 2025-January 2026 problem of Community Matters, the quarterly journal produced by The Cullman Tribune. 

Cullman is house to many distinctive locations, outlets and hidden gems. Nestled in Logan alongside County Road 222, Seven Winds Kitchen is a narrative of a household recipe handed down by means of generations. 

Owner Jane Gammon based the enterprise in 1994, however sweet making had been occurring lengthy earlier than that. Her mom, Berta Dee Gammon, had been making peanut brittle for so long as Jane Gammon may keep in mind, giving it to pals and neighbors every Christmas. After shedding her job in company work, she turned that recipe (Bert’s Brittle) right into a enterprise, honoring her mom’s legacy. 

“Christmas is still our biggest season,” she stated. “But the brittle has grown far beyond what Mama made.” 

Seven Winds Kitchen affords peanut brittle, pecan brittle and pecan gems, which have change into buyer favorites. Other sweets embrace pralines, white chocolate drops, fudge and peanut clusters. For those that favor a savory chunk, Gammon additionally makes a spicy Southern snack she calls Cheese Hooies: buttery cheese straws with pecans and a contact of cayenne. 

The kitchen additionally produces pound desserts, tea desserts, peanut butter cookies, German chocolate desserts and extra, tucked into present baskets alongside the candies. The household grows a lot of what they use in-house, together with cucumbers, garlic and dill for home made pickles, in addition to fruits like blueberries, muscadines and pears for jams and jellies. 

Despite the variability, Gammon stated, clients all the time circle again to the brittle. “We stretch the brittle thinner than most. That’s what sets it apart. Many traditional brittles are poured thick, but Mama always spread hers out. People love that.” The popularity has unfold far past Cullman County. She remembers a buyer declaring, “This is the best peanut brittle in the world. I know because I’ve tried it in 44 countries.” 

For Gammon, the enterprise means greater than gross sales. It’s about honoring her mom’s love of cooking and her father’s devotion to the farm. Over the years, Seven Winds has catered occasions, constructed present baskets for the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville and served numerous clients who now really feel like household.  

“It means a lot to carry on what Mama started,” she stated. “She loved feeding people. I think she’d be proud to see it still going.” 

Seven Winds Kitchen is positioned at 10011 County Road 222, Logan, AL 35098. Find it on-line at www.sevenwindskitchen.com.