Anita Smith – My Grandmother’s Purse…1930’s

I was the first grandchild in my family, and being the oldest, I was the only grandchild for years. When Easter came around I would go to my grandmother’s house.

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My Grandmother’s Purse Project: David Klein, Inventor of the Jelly Belly

In the summer of 1952, when I was 6 years old, I started David Klein. John Rogers.

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The Remarkable Journey of the Jelly Bean

The history of the jelly bean is remarkable, crossing cultures and centuries, finding favor with sultans and proprietors at ancient apothecaries, living many lives as a war-time sweet, a literary symbol, an Easter candy, and, finally a year-round treat. In the Beginning… The beginning, in this case, is 226-652 AD.

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