There it is, there it is! Wait, wait, I’m taking off already! First the sugar, fine as fairy dust, barely crunching before it vanishes. And then, Madonna santa, the fruit’s flesh finally reveals itself—tender, supple, almost light, as if it, too, knew how to fly! The sweetness arrives first, round and warm, a little carefree, and right behind it, a hint of acidity comes to remind us that even in Neverland, one must sometimes wake up a little. It melts, it keeps on melting, and the fragrance drifts up to the nose. I see a window open to the night, a shadow chasing after its owner, and I, moved like a child who refuses to go to bed, tell myself: one more minute. Another. Just one more. Per favore

The flat lid lifts with a little *click*, light as a wingbeat, and a sugar-dusted jelly cube almost escapes from the tin, as if it, too, refused to grow up too fast.

It is eight o’clock in the evening, somewhere in Italy, and the bedroom window has been left ajar, just in case. On the dresser waits an illustrated metal tin, the kind one keeps for years without ever really knowing why one can’t part with it. We know it by heart: the shadow that slips away, the island one only finds at night, the small golden light that flies from one room to another.

This tin belongs to the "C'era Una Volta" ("Once Upon a Time") collection by Pastiglie Leone, an Italian company that has been crafting pastilles and jellies since 1857, using real fruit pulp and fruit pectin for a tender texture that melts on the tongue. Sixteen tales, sixteen collectible tins, and Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow old, is one of the dreamiest—the one who reminds us that there is always an island, somewhere, where childhood never quite ends.

And that is where the tin reveals itself: you don't buy it just to eat the jellies. You buy it to keep a little part of yourself that still refuses to grow up. The candies vanish quickly, gobbled up in a few impatient seconds. But the tin remains, sitting on a desk or tucked into a bag, ready to reopen the window to Neverland whenever you need it.

A Monday evening, somewhere in Canada, between grading homework and the dishes waiting to be done, you open this tin. For a moment, there is no age, no bedtime. There is a star to follow to the right, then right again, then straight on till morning, and a fruit jelly melting slowly on your tongue.

Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian
These jellies are gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian, so that everyone can fly away to Neverland.

Why our customers love it

• A flat, illustrated Peter Pan metal tin, to collect and reuse for hiding little treasures
• Fruit jellies made with real fruit pulp and set with fruit pectin, for a tender texture and authentic taste
• Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian
• A timeless tale that speaks to those who also refuse to fully grow up
• The perfect gift for a dreamy child, a nostalgic colleague, or yourself
• 100g format, perfect for the office, a backpack, or the nightstand drawer
• A little break of "dolce vita" in the middle of a week that is far too serious