You have probably been seeing boxes and boxes of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans and other Harry Potter-themed candy. For me, that brings back thoughts of another movie-based-on-a-book inspiration for candy: Willy Wonka. In 1964, Roald Dahl, author of several legendary children’s books, wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Seven years later, the movie Willy […]

The 3 Musketeers bar’s name used to make a lot more sense: back when it was introduced by Mars in 1932, it actually consisted of three bars, each with a different nougat: chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. In 1945, the bar we know today emerged: one solid piece with a […]

 
 
 
Long gone are the days of “Bazooka zooka bubblegum.” Remember how easy it was to recognize the small red, white, and blue in the bucket at the corner store? Remember how important it was to read about Bazooka Joe while chewing hard enough to blow bubbles? I collected so many of those wrappers that I […]