Candy

By:KatelynCassie

McKenna

Valentines Day

• Candy hearts have been a tradition since the civil war. Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings

St. Patrick's Day

George Smith invented the lollipop in 1908. It is believed that St. Patrick died on March 17 in the year 461 AD.

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

• In 1861 William Schrafft urged people to send his jelly beans to soldiers. The first Easter baskets were made to look like bird's nests.

4th of July

• The oldest trace of licorice was found in King Tut’s tomb. Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776

Halloween

• October 30th is national candy corn day. Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.

Halloween

Thanksgiving

• Americans buy 90 million pounds of marshmallows each year, about the same weight as 1286 gray whales. Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table.

Christmas

• The original candy cane was straight and all white instead of red and white and curved. It was once believed that any woman who went under a mistletoe and was not kissed would not marry the coming year.

Resources

• Wikipedia• Google images