Fun Sweet Facts♦Toffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spirit♦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♦Sherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drink♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Hard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magic♦A 970ml Victorian jar holds roughly 500 grams of pick & mix, give or take♦Toffee gets its name from "tafia", an old Caribbean word for sugarcane spirit♦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♦Sherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drink♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Hard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magic♦A 970ml Victorian jar holds roughly 500 grams of pick & mix, give or take
