![]() ![]() The name changes to Judson Atkinson 45 years laterġ900 A very important year as Milton Hershey introduces a variation of what will eventually become the Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar.ġ900 Clark Gum Company introduces Teaberry Gum. introduces Juicy Fruit Chewing Gum and Wrigley’s Spearmint Chewing Gumġ893 Thomas Richardson, creator of Richardson Brands, introduces Pastel Mints at a department store in Philadelphia, PAġ894 Milton Hershey creates what is known as the first “American” candy bar, although his famous Milk Chocolate Bar won’t be invented for a few more yearsġ894 Legend has it is this is the year of the opening of the world famous Jackson Candy & Fudge Factory.ġ896 Leo Hirshfield, New York confectioner, introduces Tootsie Rolls, named after his daughter’s nickname, “Tootsie.” Learn more about this longtime favorite here.ġ890 Legend has it that an unnamed Southern lady was making taffy but added the wrong ingredient resulting in the first batch of Peanut Brittleġ899 The Jenner Manufacturing company is created. Impressed, he purchases the new manufacturing equipment at great expense and has it shipped from Germany to his factory in Pennsylvaniaġ893 William Wrigley, Jr. Thompson creates Thompson Chocolate with the stated goal to “make only quality products”ġ880s Wunderle Candy Company creates candy corn, still a best-selling Hallween candyġ890 The Piedmont Candy Company, manufacturer of Red Bird Peppermint Puffs, is founded in Lexington, North Carolinaġ891 Claus Doscher opens Doscher Brothers Confections and a few years later, after tasting taffy in France, the company introduces the famed French Chewsġ893 Milton Hershey attends the World’s Colombian Exposition in Chicago and watches chocolate being manufactured. We hope you enjoy the journey!ġ847 Oliver Chase invents a machine for cutting lozenges and, hence, the fabled Necco Wafer is born.ġ848 John Curtis produces the first branded chewing gum, made from tree sap, called The State of Maine Spruce Gumġ854 The first packaged box of Whitman’s Chocolate hits the sceneġ868 Richard & George Cadbury, the second generation of Cadburys, makes the first Valentine’s Day box of chocolates starting the tradition that continues todayġ879 William H. As you will see, many retro candies and their founding companies have come and gone, but it is interesting to note that 65 percent of American candy bars have been around for more than 60 years. Zotz are a great way to surprise your friends with a candy that creates for an experience that exceeds any and all expectations.Although it would be impossible to present an exact history, this timeline illustrates the development of the American candy industry from the 1800’s onward. ![]() When the chemical mixes with your saliva a reaction takes place and when you bite into the candy you are letting the puddle of that chemical reaction take place on your tongue. There is a lot more fizzy chemical in there than you think and the abundance of it makes the taste overwhelmingly unpleasant and I believe it is a waste of a good piece of candy. Unless you want an explosion of acidic tasting fizz filling your mouth, resist the urge to bite into the candy. I was so pleasantly surprised with this Zotz candy, but I do have a warning for you. I imagined that there was some sort of fan inside the candy blowing the little sugars into my mouth they continued pouring out for minutes! Upon looking it through the technological wizardry of the boundless internet I was surprised to find out that these Zotz weren’t the new school candy I expected, I was about to delve into a retro candy that was enjoyed before my time in the 1980s.Īs soon as this little candy hit my tongue I felt a shabam of tang and as I waited patiently I tasted a strange flavor that soon turned sweet and was enhanced as the little sour fizzy sugars began shooting out of the little hole on the side of the candy. The package looks quite generic, each individually wrapped piece of hard candy simply says “Zotz Grape” or lemon, cherry, apple, watermelon or orange. I had never heard of this Zotz candy before so I was a bit wary at first glance. ![]() Zotz Candy are a retro favorite and their sour, fizzy center is sure to surprise and delight!
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