Because I love Christmas sweets so much, I tried discovering the origins of some of my favorite candies. Take a look at how caramels, gums, jelly beans and gummi bears started.
Let's start with my favorite delectable sweet the caramel. Caramels are a form of toffee made from sugar, butter and cream. This candy first appeared in the 18th century and is basically North American innovation. They were imported from America to Europe and were sold at dear prices. When competition showed up, the quality of caramel candies suffered. The once prized item is imitated until the public became afraid to buy "fake" caramels. However, in Christmas sweets, you are sure that Caramacs is made from soft chewy caramel with its lovely melt-in-the-mouth taste.
Meanwhile, jelly beans are the first candies to be sold by weight. Americans were credited to invent these candies which have become a part of Easter tradition. This mind-boggling christmas sweets traces its roots back to the Turkish Delight, a Middle Eastern sweet with a firm outer shell and a soft chewy center. The method of creating jelly beans is similar to those of the Jordan almonds. Traditionally, almond nuts were put in a bowl filled with sugar and literally rocked back and forth until is coated. This panning method was done by hand but with the emergence of modern machines, manufacturers are able to make billions of jelly beans to be sold each year.
Then we go to the bubbly bubble gum. Early Greeks first chewed on mastiche, a gum from the resin of the mastic tree. On the other side of the world, ancient Mayans chewed chicle which came from the sapodilla tree while American Indians passed their habit of chewing sap from spruce trees to early American settlers. Nowadays there are many varieties of gums. But, they always contain a base from tree resin, synthetic materials such as wax or rubber byproducts and an amalgamation of corn syrups, sugars, colorings and artificial flavors. There are sugar-free gums, mint gums and the ones that won't stick to dentures. In all these, my love remains for Christmas sweets' Anglo Bubbly Bubble gum.
Finally, let's go to gummi candies. It is well-known that haribo weihnachten adventskalender gummi bears was invented by the German Hans Riegel in 1920's. This chewy candy is made from starch, corn syrup, gelatin, corn starch, color and flavor. There are different types of gummi candies but Christmas sweets floral gums remain a favorite.
Let's start with my favorite delectable sweet the caramel. Caramels are a form of toffee made from sugar, butter and cream. This candy first appeared in the 18th century and is basically North American innovation. They were imported from America to Europe and were sold at dear prices. When competition showed up, the quality of caramel candies suffered. The once prized item is imitated until the public became afraid to buy "fake" caramels. However, in Christmas sweets, you are sure that Caramacs is made from soft chewy caramel with its lovely melt-in-the-mouth taste.
Meanwhile, jelly beans are the first candies to be sold by weight. Americans were credited to invent these candies which have become a part of Easter tradition. This mind-boggling christmas sweets traces its roots back to the Turkish Delight, a Middle Eastern sweet with a firm outer shell and a soft chewy center. The method of creating jelly beans is similar to those of the Jordan almonds. Traditionally, almond nuts were put in a bowl filled with sugar and literally rocked back and forth until is coated. This panning method was done by hand but with the emergence of modern machines, manufacturers are able to make billions of jelly beans to be sold each year.
Then we go to the bubbly bubble gum. Early Greeks first chewed on mastiche, a gum from the resin of the mastic tree. On the other side of the world, ancient Mayans chewed chicle which came from the sapodilla tree while American Indians passed their habit of chewing sap from spruce trees to early American settlers. Nowadays there are many varieties of gums. But, they always contain a base from tree resin, synthetic materials such as wax or rubber byproducts and an amalgamation of corn syrups, sugars, colorings and artificial flavors. There are sugar-free gums, mint gums and the ones that won't stick to dentures. In all these, my love remains for Christmas sweets' Anglo Bubbly Bubble gum.
Finally, let's go to gummi candies. It is well-known that haribo weihnachten adventskalender gummi bears was invented by the German Hans Riegel in 1920's. This chewy candy is made from starch, corn syrup, gelatin, corn starch, color and flavor. There are different types of gummi candies but Christmas sweets floral gums remain a favorite.