Fun Sweet Facts♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Liquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicine♦A 970ml Victorian jar holds roughly 500 grams of pick & mix, give or take♦Flying saucers were invented in Belgium in the 1950s using rice paper♦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♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Liquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicine♦A 970ml Victorian jar holds roughly 500 grams of pick & mix, give or take♦Flying saucers were invented in Belgium in the 1950s using rice paper♦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♦Fudge sets when sugar crystals form between 110 and 116 degrees Celsius, chemistry
