Before there was Gatorade or Tropicana, there was Celo. Information on the forgotten drink Celo is on Lucy Jones’ Florida History blog. It’s about a Sarasota (that’s where I am!) drink called Celo. It was made with celery, apparently grown in the celery fields in eastern Sarasota County. The fields wereMORE HERE
BROCKTON, MASS. – Among (and apparently) the nation’s oldest candy makers is F.B. Washburn, founded in 1856. One of the first products of the company was the Waleeco Coconut Bar (associated with Red Sox baseball) and the Wasburn Peanut Bar. They also made a number of hard candies, including ribbonMORE HERE
Once an institution in New York, Bartons Confections candy is still around. Founded in 1898, their site says that it was in 1938 that the company was started by Viennese candy maker Stephen Klein, a first store Bartons Salon De Chocolat Shops in the New York area. Klein came toMORE HERE
KANSAS CITY – It started at a wedding reception in Kansas City, Missouri in 1945. Walter Bogdon rolled hard candy into sticks, and then decided to dump them into chocolate. Thus was born Bogdon’s Reception Stick. Many other products of the Bogdon Candy Company Inc. have since been introduced includingMORE HERE
Read our post on what has happened to Life Savers. Thankfully, you can still buy a Sweet Storybook this Christmas. And Pep-o-Mint is still around.MORE HERE
If you miss Kraft Fudgies, please read our story on it and leave a comment at the BrandlandUSA.com story called Bring Back Kraft Fudgies.MORE HERE
We found some Sweet Sixteen doughnuts at Publix today. There were BIG changes we noticed, and we are not happy. If you are a fan of Merita Sweet Sixteen, you will be VERY upset by the change in packaging. Read about them at www.brandlandusa.com.MORE HERE
We were at Dollar Tree and found this box of Goo Goo Clusters. They are sold by Standard Candy Company of Nashville, Tennessee, and date from 1912. Eat and buy American at www.brandlandusa.com. Questions? E-mail editor Garland Pollard.MORE HERE
SARASOTA – Looking at the candy that comes in after trick or treating is always a thrill, because there is usually something good in there to steal from your children. Another reason why we like to look at what comes in is to figure out how candy companies are doingMORE HERE
Thank goodness there are some candies still made in the U.S.A. We love Original Snaps, the classic chewy candy. It’s made by American Licorice Company of Union City, California. The company dates back to 1914. American Licorice Company, P.O. Box 826, Union City, CA, 94587. Visit our main website www.brandlandusa.comMORE HERE