San Francisco´s legendary J.Pickersweet´s Five and Dime was a staple in the candy business. If Pickersweet liked what you had to sell, profit and prosperity would most certainly follow. But if he took issue with your product.. Benson held his breath as Pickersweet bit into the impossibly rich, unimaginably creamy Apollo Bar. A full, heart-wrenching ten seconds passed. And then, the miraculous happened. Pickersweet´s mustache curled up above a grin that stretched from ear to ear. The Apollo Bar had landed in the Golden Gate City.