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Dum Dums originated from Akron Candy Company in Bellevue, Ohio, in 1924. [1] I.C. Bahr, the early sales manager of the company, named them, thinking "Dum Dums" was a phrase any child could say. In 1953, Dum Dums were purchased by the Spangler Candy Company and moved manufacturing to Bryan, Ohio .
The album's artwork has been edited two separate times to obscure images; the first of which was a Richard Avedon image depicting a 12-year-old girl, due to a lawsuit threat. The other instance was when an image of the Disney Magic Kingdom was deliberately covered with a barcode, likely due to copyright complaints.
The rumor was untrue, but some shops have honored the wrapper offer over the years, allowing people to "win" a free pop. Some stores redeemed lollipop wrappers with the "shooting star" (bearing an image of a child dressed as a Native American aiming a bow and arrow at a star) for a free lolipop.
And with 17 flavors produced at one time, it's clear why. But while Blue Raspberry takes the cake as the favorite Dum Dums flavor, we can't help but question the standing of the sometimes ...
In 1917, the family developed a soft, caramel candy (known as "Chu-ees" [1]) which ultimately evolved into their signature candy, Caramel Creams (also known as Bull's Eyes), a soft chewy caramel with cream filling in the center. [1] Each candy is packaged in a predominantly clear wrapper and twisted at two red and white ends. [2]
A wrapped piece of clear toy candy. Clear toy candy is a traditional confectionery [1] that originated in Germany, England and Scotland. It is especially popular at Easter and Christmas. The hard candy is made in molds, in a multitude of fanciful shapes. The candy is tinted in bright colors, traditionally yellow, red and green. [2]
In addition the outside wrapping has changed from wax coated paper to a thin plastic similar to a candy bar wrapper." I have never seen a Dum-Dums pop with anything other than a paper stick, and as far as I can tell the wrappers are still wax-coated paper (it tears like paper, fibers and all).
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