Tasty "house" for sale is cool beans.....

TASTY “HOUSE” FOR SALE IS COOL BEANS…..
Gingerbread House gets lots of attention

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A tasty gingerbread mansion greets customers at Denver's Cool Beans and Sweet Things.

By Jon Mayhew

DENVER -- With Halloween Friday, one Lincoln County business is banking on someone’s sweet tooth to buy a unique, one-of-a-kind house.

Sue Mudd, owner of Cool Beans and Sweet Things on Highway 16 has painstakingly “built” a gingerbread house, complete with ghosts, goblins and a graveyard.

“Actually, it’s a haunted mansion,” said Mudd. “Some of my friends came up with the ghosts and goblins.”

Mudd said she’s been making gingerbread houses for the past three decades.

“It took me about four days to make the house,” said Mudd.

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According to creator Sue Mudd, the haunted gingerbread mansion took four days to make.

So how much does a haunted mansion like Mudd’s cost? She said the price tag is $200, which includes the labor and ingredients.

And almost all of the house is edible, according to Mudd.

“The roof is the only thing that isn’t edible,” said Mudd. “As far as gingerbread houses go, this one is pretty cool.”

And for Mudd, “cool” is something her business is based on, Cool Beans and Sweet Things.

Located on Highway 16 and Sara Drive in Denver, Mudd’s business has been a Denver staple since 2006.

Prior to opening in the house on the corner, Mudd spent her days driving a coffee bus around the Lincolnton area, where people would call and she would take coffee and baked goods right to their front door.

Today, the bus is gone; however, Mudd’s shop is a popular gathering place for people to enjoy many types of coffee, baked goods and even books, something she’s added at the first of the year.

“Used book sales benefit the Florence Shanklin Library here in Denver,” said Mudd.

Mudd said she also does candy and cookie bouquets.

For more information on the gingerbread house, call (704) 483-2077.