Fun Sweet Facts♦Strawberry bonbons rarely contain real strawberry, but the smell molecule is identical♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦The original cola bottle sweet was launched in 1976, ten years after the Coke bottle changed shape♦Sweet jars in glass became popular in Victorian sweet shops in the 1840s♦Strawberry bonbons rarely contain real strawberry, but the smell molecule is identical♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦The original cola bottle sweet was launched in 1976, ten years after the Coke bottle changed shape♦Sweet jars in glass became popular in Victorian sweet shops in the 1840s
