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Strawberry-Filled Candy

Strawberry-Filled Candy

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Strawberry-filled candies, aka Strawberry bon bons, are a favorite retro candy at True Treats. The reason could be the texture: a hard, candy shell with a smooth, jelly-like filling. The perfect complement. Or it could be the flavor, sweet as strawberry jam with barely hint of tartness. Or, perhaps, the wrapper. While other hard candies were wrapped in clear plastic, strawberry-filled candies were wrapped to look like their namesake - a strawberry with seed-speckled design on the wrapper, and a leaf-like green top. More than anything, though, filled strawberries are jam-packed with history as a favorite of old-time grandmothers who passed them along from purse and candy bowl.

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Size: 4 ounces in a 3x6" bag

Sugar, Corn Syrup, And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Citric Acid, Dried Apples, Artificial Flavor, Artificial Color Red #40, Red #40 Lake, Red #3, Blue #1.

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Unwrapping the Tradition of Strawberry-Filled Hard Candies

Grandmothers and grandfathers, too, gave candy for a few surprising – and poignant – reasons. First candy had long been used as a treat, a medicine, or both. So, grandparents considered those strawberry-filled candies, Lifesavers, and other hard candies good for sore throats. Canada Mints, once known as “soft paste” medicines, were considered good for upset stomachs – my Grandfather used them to treats his ulcers. Chewing gum, from Teaberry to D...
Grandmothers and grandfathers, too, gave candy for a few surprising – and poignant – reasons. First candy had long been used as a treat, a medicine, or both. So, grandparents considered those strawberry-filled candies, Lifesavers, and other hard candies good for sore throats. Canada Mints, once known as “soft paste” medicines, were considered good for upset stomachs – my Grandfather used them to treats his ulcers. Chewing gum, from Teaberry to Double Mint, freshened the breath, cleaned the teeth, and also alleviated stomach distress. Others, such as Circus Peanuts, were made for fun, fun, fun (later to be morphed into Lucky Charm cereal!). Reason #2: People living in the first half of the 20th century had to deal with sugar shortages due to the Great Depression and two World Wars. No sugar – no candy. When candy returned after years of absence, it became a symbol of affluence, well-being, and a sign that all was right in the world. When grandparents gave their grandchildren candy it was a gift of all that and a symbol of love.

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