This feature originally ran in the November 2025-January 2026 issue of Community Matters, the quarterly magazine produced by The Cullman Tribune.
Cullman is home to many unique places, shops and hidden gems. Nestled in Logan along County Road 222, Seven Winds Kitchen is a story of a family recipe passed down through generations.
Owner Jane Gammon founded the business in 1994, but candy making had been going on long before that. Her mother, Berta Dee Gammon, had been making peanut brittle for as long as Jane Gammon could remember, giving it to friends and neighbors each Christmas. After losing her job in corporate work, she turned that recipe (Bert’s Brittle) into a business, honoring her mother’s legacy.
“Christmas is still our biggest season,” she said. “But the brittle has grown far beyond what Mama made.”
Seven Winds Kitchen offers peanut brittle, pecan brittle and pecan gems, which have become customer favorites. Other sweets include pralines, white chocolate drops, fudge and peanut clusters. For those who prefer a savory bite, Gammon also makes a spicy Southern snack she calls Cheese Hooies: buttery cheese straws with pecans and a touch of cayenne.
The kitchen also produces pound cakes, tea cakes, peanut butter cookies, German chocolate cakes and more, tucked into gift baskets alongside the candies. The family grows much of what they use in-house, including cucumbers, garlic and dill for homemade pickles, as well as fruits like blueberries, muscadines and pears for jams and jellies.
Despite the variety, Gammon said, customers always circle back 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 reputation has spread far beyond Cullman County. She remembers a customer declaring, “This is the best peanut brittle in the world. I know because I’ve tried it in 44 countries.”
For Gammon, the business means more than sales. It’s about honoring her mother’s love of cooking and her father’s devotion to the farm. Over the years, Seven Winds has catered events, built gift baskets for the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville and served countless customers who now feel like family.
“It means a lot to carry on what Mama started,” she said. “She loved feeding people. I think she’d be proud to see it still going.”
Seven Winds Kitchen is located at 10011 County Road 222, Logan, AL 35098. Find it online at www.sevenwindskitchen.com.
