From Dill Pickle to Dessert: Meet Shelburne’s “Crazy Cotton Candy Lady”
By Ben Frechette
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SHELBURNE, Vermont (WPTZ) — In Shelburne, a familiar fair favorite is getting a bold, and sometimes surprising, twist.
Kristie Armstrong, better known locally as the “Crazy Cotton Candy Lady,” is spinning up flavors you probably never expected. Think barbecue, garlic… even dill pickle.
“I’ve just been obsessed with it,” Armstrong said, tracing her love of cotton candy back to childhood trips to a Northfield fair.
That lifelong passion turned into something more during the pandemic. While washing dishes one day, she had a realization… if she wanted a different life, it was up to her to make the change.
Now, she brings her cotton candy creations to events, weddings, and soon, farmers markets in Richmond and Shelburne. “It’s one of those treats that brings you right back to being a kid,” she said.
Her message to others is simple: be yourself.
“People are going to judge you no matter what,” she said. “So just do what you want… and be happy.”
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