Comments on: Sweet Halloween Treats from Jellio.com (one more day!)

By: YUji

YUji — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:18:08 +0000

Yah! I heard!
That contest is SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:04:09 +0000

Kids in Australia will have contests to see who can make the longest, unbroken string by tearing the wrappers of Minties, a minty chewy candy. (Similar to how people will try to peel an orange in one piece.)

By: Justin L

Justin L — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:56:56 +0000

I know its a bit too loate fr another entry, so this one is an exhibition:

The white paper that wraps Cinnaburst gum is edible.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:48:40 +0000

I read in a newspaper article once that the overall process of creating a piece of candy corn takes about 2 days because each colored segment must harden before the next can be added. So I guess we should all think about that the next time we eat a handful!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:44:57 +0000

Pez dispensers are the reason why we have ebay! Ebay’s founder, Pierre Omidyar, started eBay because he wanted a way to sell and buy Pez dispensers for his girlfriend.

By: heather

heather — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:51:52 +0000

Pez was originally made as an after-dinner mint. The dispensers were shapped more like cigarette lighters and marketted to adults for dinner parties. Fortunatelly for us, it bombed, so they came out with fruity flavors that appealed more to kids and the rest is history.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:42:41 +0000

The recent trend of offering different flavors of familiar candies is by no means new. In the mid-80s, Mars, Inc. tested a line called “Royals,” which were basically premium M&Ms in flavors such as mint, cherry, and butterscotch. The almond flavor was later marketed widely as Almond M&Ms. Unfortunately for the other flavors, the idea was about 20 years ahead of its time.

Royals were actually pretty delicious. My dad works for Mars (now Masterfoods), and we used to get to sample new and unreleased products all the time. Those were some of my favorites.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:27:16 +0000

Some candies, such as lollipops, candy canes, gummi bears, gum drops, licorice twists and sour balls do not contain fat or cholesterol. What’s more, many of these candies are relatively low in calories. A cup of candy corn, for example, has fewer calories than a cup of raisins.

By: Lindsay D

Lindsay D — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:44:48 +0000

Roald Dahl (scrumdiddlyumptious!), in his younger years, was a taste-tester for Cadbury (according to his autobiography, Boy – read it, it’s funny and very good!), and he used that experience as inspiration for one of his most famous books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:02:23 +0000

During world war II, working hard to maintain high wartime morale, female employees at Whitman’s Candy Company secretly slipped notes to soldiers in boxes of Whitman’s Chocolate Samplers destined for military shipment. The notes resulted in several long-term friendships and even a few marriages.