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Candy Store by Brian Sykes Across 5. Candy gives < 2% of ____ in US diet. 11. Until 1930s, this caramel candy on a stick was called the Papa Sucker. 13. Only colore dye handy when Bubblegum was invented. 14. The best selling color of Peep candy. 15. Lollipops, candy canes, gummi’s, & sour balls are free of fat & ____. 16. Harry Burnett ___, Hershey employee that invented the Peanut Butter Cup in 1920s. 18. This city’s confectioners credited with popularizing Trick or Treating. 19. 1899 gum, a hybrid of “dental” & “hygiene”. 20. Candy & dispenser from the German word for peppermint. 22. 30’s candybar named for Mars’ horse. 25. ‘08 candy on a stick invented by George Smith, named for a racehorse. 27. Name of the ‘69 Fruit Stripes zebra mascot. 28. Despite belief, ___ is not indigestible. 29. Sweet plant originally farmed in India. 31. 2.5 tons of ___ wafers brought on 30’s South Pole expedition by Admiral Byrd. 33. This President ate a Milky Way for breakfast most mornings. 34. 1-oz piece of milk chocolate & 1-cup decaf ____ has the same amount of caffeine. 35. 364 licks to get to the center of a ___ ____. 36. ___ Fireballs originated by Nello Ferrara after serving in post WWII Japan. 37. This fizzy candy has pressurized CO2. For answers to the Puzzle, see p. 37. 3 CAnDY SToRE 38. Candy company’s name “to suggest a hospitable, western company.” 39. _____ debut in 1894, the first US candybar! 40. Candy named after Charles N. Miller’s aunt. 41. 1981 Reagan inauguration, 3 tons served. Down 1. 3 pcs Double Bubble created record 20” ___. 2. Leo Hirshfield, Tootsie Roll inventor, from __. 3. Country consumes 2x as much candy as US! 4. Candy bar named for a popular malted milkshake, not the galaxy. 5. Candy known as “chicken feed” is top selling candy in the US. 6. “Keep on _____” = Jolly Rancher slogan. 1 2 4 5 6 7. Children’s most popular color jellybean. 8. M&M stands for Mars & ___, the inventors. 9. US buys 600 million-lbs of candy for ___. 10. Reagan’s favorite flavor jelly bean. 12. ___ Chocolate has a ton of antioxidants. 17. ‘74 fruit candy makes 200 billion pcs daily. 18. ___ Chew, name from 1900’s dance. 21. Skittles, “Taste the ___.” 23. In 1953 it took 1,620 minutes to make this Easter candy, now it takes 6 minutes. 24. Chocolate added to WWII soldier’s rations. 26. Hershey kiss little white paper flag. 27. ___ Peppermint Patties. 30. 2nd most popular German candy. 32. UK - “candy floss”, Australia - “fairy floss.” 7 8 9 10 14 11 15 18 12 16 19 13 17 20 30 40 21 31 41 22 32 23 33 24 34 25 35 26 36 27 37 28 38 29 39 Illustration by L. S. Crain, Southern Pines.


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