Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample traySweet jars in glass became popular in Victorian sweet shops in the 1840sToffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spiritThe word "sweet" came from the Old English "swete", meaning pleasant to tasteA jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback bookHard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magicThe first jelly bean is thought to have been made in Boston in the 1860sThe Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey
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£5.95 flat. Most orders arrive within 2 working days.

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