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Why Britain's lip-shaped boiled gum has a floral flavour that some sweet-shop regulars swear tastes like soap.

Why Britain's lip-shaped boiled gum has a floral flavour that some sweet-shop regulars swear tastes like soap.

The 1954 Atomic Age origin of the cinnamon hard-boiled sweet that later lent its name to a whisky, not the other way round.

The 1954 Atomic Age origin of the cinnamon hard-boiled sweet that later lent its name to a whisky, not the other way round.

How a Liverpool sweet shop's mint humbug ended up giving Everton Football Club its nickname.

How a Liverpool sweet shop's mint humbug ended up giving Everton Football Club its nickname.

How toffee popcorn became a British cinema and fairground staple, and how the toffee coating is actually made.

How toffee popcorn became a British cinema and fairground staple, and how the toffee coating is actually made.

Where Slush Puppie and the snow cone actually came from, and how the syrup-and-ice machine keeps them slushy instead of solid.

Where Slush Puppie and the snow cone actually came from, and how the syrup-and-ice machine keeps them slushy instead of solid.

How a curled, bacon-flavoured snack became a British lunchbox staple with no actual bacon in it.

How a curled, bacon-flavoured snack became a British lunchbox staple with no actual bacon in it.

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