Fun Sweet Facts♦Cotton candy was invented in 1897 by a dentist (we are not making this up)♦Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda♦Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh-mallow plant♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦Toffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spirit♦The signature taupe ribbon used by Vivid Delights matches our jar label perfectly♦The word "sweet" came from the Old English "swete", meaning pleasant to taste♦The first jelly bean is thought to have been made in Boston in the 1860s♦Cotton candy was invented in 1897 by a dentist (we are not making this up)♦Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda♦Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh-mallow plant♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦Toffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spirit♦The signature taupe ribbon used by Vivid Delights matches our jar label perfectly♦The word "sweet" came from the Old English "swete", meaning pleasant to taste♦The first jelly bean is thought to have been made in Boston in the 1860s