The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of EuropeWedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almondsHard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magicKola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured colaSherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drinkFlying saucers were invented in Belgium in the 1950s using rice paperFudge was reputedly first made by accident in Baltimore in 1886The word "sweet" came from the Old English "swete", meaning pleasant to taste

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