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"The Wild and Not-So-Wicked Halloween Candies of the 1920s – True Treats Candy"
The 20s were a wild time – women got to vote in the first year of the decade and lost...
Where Have All the Halloween Marshmallows Gone?
Where Have All the Halloween Marshmallows Gone? Today, when you look at kids’ Halloween Bags you see individual serving size...
Halloween Candy: A Different Kind of Sweet
Halloween Candy: A Different Kind of Sweet Halloween candy entered the American food scene in the late 1800s, the hey-day...
"Sweets Under Siege: Revolutionary War – True Treats Candy"
Here's a picture of my handsome husband over there in Afghanistan. The USO gives a little levity to folks like...
"The First Pop and Blam of Bubblegum! – True Treats Candy"
When you think of bubblegum, I'll bet 10,000 gum balls the Fleer brothers don't enter your mind. But the Fleer...
"How the Chewing Gum Saved Baby Food and Possibly Ham – True Treats Candy"
A new chewing gum story - a fun favorite: How the Chewing Gum Saved Baby Food and Possibly Ham
"The Quick Clean Story of Dentyne – True Treats Candy"
This familiar gum was invented by pharmacist. Franklin V.Canning in New York in 1899. The name stood for “Dental Hygiene”...
"The Story of the Peppermint Pattie – True Treats Candy"
Traveling through Pennsylvania in March I've been traveling around the country, north and south, on my endless search for historic...
"The Guy Who Invented Chewing Gum - A Life of Many Firsts – True Treats Candy"
John B. Curtis (1827-1897) John Bacon Curtis was the one who started it all – he ushered in the world...
So Much Resin, So Much Time: The First Chewing Gums Ever
So Much Resin, So Much Time: The First Chewing Gums Ever Throughout history, people have chewed tree resins: they were...
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