The Taste of Customer Disappointment

“Because of Winn-Dixie” was a 2005 hit movie based on the best-selling novel by Kate DiCamillo. In one scene the movie’s star, 10-year old Opal (played by AnnaSophia Robb) with her new dog Winn-Dixie, visit the local storytelling librarian, Miss Franny. The storyteller spins a tale about her great grandfather who created a candy factory that baked feelings of sadness into a sweet candy he called “Litmus Lozenges.” Miss Franny gave Opal a decorative can of the antique candies to share with her...