Fun Sweet Facts♦Sherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drink♦Brentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Liquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicine♦Sugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life♦The original cola bottle sweet was launched in 1976, ten years after the Coke bottle changed shape♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Sherbet originally came from the Arabic word "sharab", meaning a chilled drink♦Brentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Liquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicine♦Sugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life♦The original cola bottle sweet was launched in 1976, ten years after the Coke bottle changed shape♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book
