I do wonder how the USA, historically speaking, came to be the creators of this stuff
I do wonder how the USA, historically speaking, came to be the creators of this stuff
The history section says it all. There was a fad of agriculture related candies targeted at rural customers. Jelly beans, squash shapes and so on.
Don't forget we also have circus Peanuts, gummy worms, candy ribbons, etc. Many candies have some sort of shape and design to look like non-candy things just for the novelty.
It being Halloween yesterday I ate sour fizzy dracula fangs, bats and pumpkins.
This comment was made on October 30th. So "yesterday" was the 29th. Where in the world is Halloween on the 29th? I thought it was on October 31st throughout the world.
So you could literally puff out and make the dust from the wafer look like you were smoking
Cool stuff for a five year old!
A rational government might say, "If we provide you with subsidies, we expect stricter regulatory standards." But we're a far bit past rational at this point.