Long Live Jelly Beans

What’s your favorite flavor

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The earliest known appearance of a jelly bean is an 1861 advertisement for William Schrafft of Boston that promoted the sending of jelly beans to soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Why are they called jelly beans? Candymakers have always made candy into novelty shapes. ~Source

And for all those who love these candies as much as I do, you’ll want to know that they have their own designated special day.

National Jelly Bean Day is April 22nd.

A few interesting facts about jellybeans

• The 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, enjoyed jelly beans so much that they were present at his inauguration. ~ Source
• In the 1910s and early 1920s, the word “jellybean” referred to a young man who put a lot of great effort into dressing stylishly. ~ Source
• Jelly beans were the first candy to be sold by weight rather than by piece.
• It can take anywhere from 7 to 21 days to make a jelly bean.
• The original eight flavors of Jelly Belly beans introduced in 1976 were Very Cherry, Root Beer, Cream Soda, Tangerine, Green Apple, Lemon, Licorice, and Grape. ~Source