Rhubarb and custard sweets have been made in the same Yorkshire factory since 1929The signature taupe ribbon used by Vivid Delights matches our jar label perfectlyAllsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample trayThe Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honeyHard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magicStrawberry bonbons rarely contain real strawberry, but the smell molecule is identicalFudge was reputedly first made by accident in Baltimore in 1886Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda

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