The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honeyRhubarb and custard sweets have been made in the same Yorkshire factory since 1929The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, WalesIn Victorian England, a pennyworth of sweets bought you a small jar fullLiquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicineBrentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh-mallow plantSugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life
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