Fun Sweet Facts♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Sugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life♦Rhubarb and custard sweets have been made in the same Yorkshire factory since 1929♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda♦A 970ml Victorian jar holds roughly 500 grams of pick & mix, give or take♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Sugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life♦Rhubarb and custard sweets have been made in the same Yorkshire factory since 1929♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda♦A 970ml Victorian jar holds roughly 500 grams of pick & mix, give or take
