First-generation German-American Robert Strohecker dreamed bigger and sweeter than any candy salesman before him. He’s known in confectioner’s lore as the "Father of the Chocolate Easter Bunny." The ...

Melba A. Sweets was already a young woman of 19 when the first edition of The St. Louis American rolled off the presses back in March 1928. In 1932, her husband Nathaniel A. Sweet would become ...

The Candy Man, in an earlier era in American pop culture, was portrayed as a kindly magician who charmed children with the secret ingredient to turn sunshine into dreamy sweet confections. "He mixes ...

I visited an American Candy Store in Glasgow, Scotland, in the UK. While there I purchased a variety of well-known items, including Twinkies and Jolly Ranchers. In my opinion, American candy is ...

LONDON — Strolling down London’s famous Oxford Street and fancy a watermelon Jolly Rancher, a chewy Mike and Ike or the cool refreshing taste of a Peppermint Pattie? No problem. The British capital’s ...

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