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German Confectionery Culture: Gummy Bears, Marz...

Gummy bears started as a dancing bear in 1920s Bonn, Lübeck built an entire identity around marzipan, and German chocolate cake isn't German at all — the confectionery culture behind...

Chinese Sweets and Candy: A Beginner's Guide to...

White Rabbit's edible rice-paper wrapper, hawthorn-fruit haw flakes, and the preserved fruit sweets that anchor Chinese confectionery — a beginner's starting point.

Fry's Five Boys: The Chocolate Bar Wrapper That...

The 1902 wrapper that showed one boy's face through five emotions, the Bristol chocolate maker behind it, and how Cadbury eventually retired one of Britain's earliest viral adverts.

Novelty Candy Jewellery: The History of Candy R...

Candy rings, edible necklaces and pressed-sugar bracelets — the history behind the candy jewellery aisle, from 1970s Ring Pop to Britain's own Swizzels versions.

Best Sweets for a Sleepover

Individually wrapped, easy to share and low on mess — the sweets that actually work once the sleeping bags come out, plus how much to buy for a group of...

Best Sweets for a Dinner Party: After-Dinner Op...

Small, intense and well presented - the sweets that actually work once the plates have been cleared.