If the term “cream filbert” doesn’t sound familiar, the alternate name might. That would be “mothball candy.” What happened is this: cream filberts became a popular candy in the 19 th century and early 20 th century. Then, as with so many things, the venerable candy’s popularity wanned.

Just when it seemed that the cream filbert was all but forgotten, it rose up in the mid-1900s as the ubiquitous mothball candy. Why mothball? Because they looked like those mothballs that spared expensive clothing from the ravishes of moths, although they left a scent on the clothing, homes, and individuals who used them.

Eventually, the mothball candy/cream filbert fell into anonymity, skirting the edges of those forgotten candies we now call retro. One thing is sure –popularity, riches, and fame may wan….but Cream Filberts will always belong to the True Treats family. Look at what Susan reveals about the alluring past of cream filberts.