Contact and About Our Confectionery
A family-run soda fountain parlor in Des Moines, Iowa, making handmade sweets the old-fashioned way since 1962.
Visit the Parlor
Cherry Phosphate Parlor Co.
1420 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Email: cherryphosphateparlor@gmail.com
Parlor hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Time.
Our Story
Cherry Phosphate Parlor began in 1962 as a neighborhood soda fountain in Des Moines, Iowa. Our founder, a soda jerk turned candy maker, kept handwritten recipe cards for cream drops, lime rickey candy, and birch beer candy. Today, our family still cooks in small batches, still pulls marshmallow by hand, and still packs every keepsake gift tin with the same care.
What We Make
- Vanilla malt cream drops and classic family candy dish favorites
- Sparkling lime rickey hard candy and orange blossom hard candy
- Hand-pulled marshmallow twists in cherry, vanilla, and blue raspberry
- Birch beer wintergreen bark for connoisseurs of classic craftsmanship
- Keepsake gift tins, tasting boxes, holiday sweet assortments, and care package treats
Gift and Gathering Inquiries
Planning a keepsake gift tin, tasting box, or holiday sweet assortment? Email cherryphosphateparlor@gmail.com with your occasion, flavor preferences, and timeline. We love helping gift buyers choose the right parlor sweets for birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, and classic family celebrations.
A Note on Craft
We are an American small-batch artisan confectionery showcase. Every flavor note, batch code, and pairing idea on this site reflects how we actually make candy in our Des Moines parlor — slowly, by hand, and with pride in heritage candy craft.