Daily Quote: “Good conversation is always the best food for the soul”~Mexican Proverb
Five Food Facts about Gumdrops
1. Gumdrops, a fruit or spice flavored sugar coated gelatin candy, usually conical in shape. Other shapes and flavors; Orange slices, Licorice Babies, and Spearmint Leaves.
2. The most popular flavors are cherry, grape, orange, lemon, and spice flavors like clove, cinnamon, mint, and anise(licorice)
3. It is said that Percy Trusdale invented the gumdrop in 1801.
4. Originally, gumdrops were flavored with spices: orange(clove), yellow(allspice), red(cinnamon), green(spearmint), purple(anise), white(wintergreen or peppermint), and black(licorice)
5. The NASA Apollo Command modules were nicknamed “Gumdrops” because of it’s conical shape.
Funny Quote:
“This Halloween, the most popular mask is the Arnold Schwarzenegger mask. And the best part? With a mouth full of candy you will sound just like him.”
~Conan Obrien
Events of February 15
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
- 1758 Benjamin Jackson advertised mustard for sale for the first time in America. The advertisement was in the Philadelphia Chronicle, and claimed Jackson was the first and only manufacturer of mustard in America
- 1809 Cyrus Hall McCormick was born. McCormick is credited with the development of the first mechanical reaper.
- 1957 ‘The Banana Boat Song’ (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte is number one on the charts.
- 1965 Canada adopted its new red & white flag with a red maple leaf in the center.
Tagged: events of February 15, gumdrops
Where can I find gumdrops without corn syrup (my oldest daughter has a corn allergy)?
Love … love … love and more love …
Yesss! Finally an excuse to pull out the gumdrop bag that’s been lurking at the back of my chocolate stash. As a member of a seriously chocoholic family, sometimes it can be difficult for us to revel in simple sugar-coated fruitiness…
Thank you, Benjamin Jackson! Mustard is awesome.
Goody goody gum drops!! :)
My mom made a gumdrop tree every year for Valentine’s day. She had a mini tree and she’d attach gumdrops to each branch. I like the clove ones.
Licorice babies sounds like an old-school racial slur. Just sayin.
I could see that… they have licorice feet too but I thought that was sorta gross and they are hard to come by too.
Oh dear, now I am craving gum drops
Oh I remember spice flavored gumdrops! I wonder if I can try making some at home?! Thanks for jogging my memory, I haven’t had a spice gumdrop in years!
Another great post. I have to limit myself on sweets like gumdrops or I have a tendency to start off down the road of sugar-induced madness.
Yum! I love that there’s a national day to celebrate Gumdrops! Now we need a national day to celebrate national jujubes week! :)
Love gumdrops!
I love gumdrops, actually I love any gummy candy :-)
I love Conan’s quote. That’s awesome! Did you see Conan last night? They had a live performance of a graphic comic.
What I wouldn’t give for a packet of their sugary goodness right now!!! :) I really enjoy this blog with the new facts and histories each day! Thank you for providing fresh content to us each day, encouraging us to think on the foods we enjoy and where they’ve come from!
Oh yes please :)
I’m very fond of these but I don’t like the way they get stuck in my teeth.