Fun Sweet Facts♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Toffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spirit♦Wedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almonds♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silver♦Sweet jars in glass became popular in Victorian sweet shops in the 1840s♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Toffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spirit♦Wedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almonds♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silver♦Sweet jars in glass became popular in Victorian sweet shops in the 1840s♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry
