Fun Sweet Facts♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda♦Pink jazzies were originally an Edwardian sweet sold by chemists♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silver♦Rhubarb and custard sweets have been made in the same Yorkshire factory since 1929♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦The signature taupe ribbon used by Vivid Delights matches our jar label perfectly♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Fizzy sweets get their pop from citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda♦Pink jazzies were originally an Edwardian sweet sold by chemists♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦A traditional Pontefract liquorice cake was once worth more than its weight in silver♦Rhubarb and custard sweets have been made in the same Yorkshire factory since 1929♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦The signature taupe ribbon used by Vivid Delights matches our jar label perfectly