IT'S NATIONAL GUMDROP DAY! A LITTLE HISTORY & MORE

Yes it's NATIONAL GUM DROP DAY! (Click on the photo to see a page from the 1916 Sears Winter Catalog). And here are some fun facts from our friends at Mobile Cuisine:

--Gumdrops are a type of candy. They are usually brightly colored gelatin- or pectin-based pieces, shaped like a truncated cone and coated in granulated sugar.
--It is believed that Percy Trusdale invented the gumdrop in 1801.  Read more here mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/gumdrop-fun-facts/

SEE YOUR EDITOR'S SCANS FROM THE 1916 SEARS WINTER CATALOG--OVER 700 PAGES--HERE http://bit.ly/2C1SgJr