Fun Sweet Facts♦Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh-mallow plant♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry♦Hard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magic♦Sherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drink♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦In Victorian England, a pennyworth of sweets bought you a small jar full♦A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silver♦Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh-mallow plant♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry♦Hard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magic♦Sherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drink♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦In Victorian England, a pennyworth of sweets bought you a small jar full♦A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silver
