In 1919, a candymaker named Bob McCormack began making candy canes. And by the middle of the century, his company, Bob's Candies, became widely famous for their candy canes. Initially, the canes had to bent by hand to make the "J" shape. That changed with the help of his brother-i...
Candy canes were originally solid white, but during the turn of the 20th century stripes started to appear. Prior to the late 19th century, Christmas cards of that period show nothing but plain white candy. Some believe the stripes came from the candy maker Bob McCormack in the 1920s. The...
Nothing says Christmas like a fresh crop of candy canes. So how did a peppermint stick with a hook come to be a symbol of the season? The tale, it seems, has as many twists as those tasty stripes -- and, as it turns out, most are the stuff of legend. One popular story says ...
Today, there are hundreds of varieties of chewing gum and companies such as Amurol, a division of Wrigley, continue to push the boundaries with unique products such as Bubble Gum Tape, Bubble Beepers, Bubble Jugs and Ouch Gum to name but a few. The history of candy dates back to the f...
Not quite. While candy and caramel apples may appear pretty similar, they have distinct histories. Let’s compare them, “apples to apples.” History of the Candy Apple Newark, New Jersey candy-maker William W. Kolb is said to have invented the red candy apple in 1908. As the story ...
with alkali, making it smoother and less bitter [source:Cornell University]. About 20 years later, this Dutch cocoa was taken by Joseph Fry, an Englishman, and mixed with sugar and additional cocoa butter and pressed into a mold to make the first solid chocolate bar [source:Candy History]....
The History of Trappistine Quality Candy THE BEGINNINGS In 1955 Sisters began to consider replacing their bread making industry with something more conformable to the monastic life style. Through our Brothers at St Joseph’s Abbey at Spencer they got in touch with John Crand – a Greek candy ...
Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games(2001) Al Alcorn Self - Creator, Pong Space Race(1973) Michael Blecha Self - Pac-Man Retailer (archive footage) Nolan Bushnell Self - Founder, Atari Computer Space(1971) Toby Gard Self - Designer, Tomb Raider ...
Sweet Tooth: The Bittersweet History of Candy "Sweet Tooth is a book with a real edge, a balanced firsthand account of [the author's] obsession with candy and a detailed look at its history and development. The sugary treats we enjoy today have a prominent past: They've delighted ki.....
“People come here to eat the candy, see the candy, and learn about the candy,” says Fisher. Benjamin adds that many customers are highly educated history buffs with an adventurous palate. Six years after Benjamin opened her store, she published her opus, Sweet As Sin: The Unwrapped Story...