VINTAGE VALENTINE'S DAY CANDY: A LITTLE HISTORY OF SWEETHEARTS A.K.A. CONVERSATION HEARTS AND MUCH MORE

And now by special request.... a little vintage Valentine's Day Candy post....SWEETHEARTS A.K.A. CONVERSATION HEARTS. Here's a quick history... Click on the photos and links.

You remember them.....Each heart is printed with a message such as "Be Mine", "Kiss Me", "Call Me", "Let's Get Busy", or "Miss You".  

FROM MENTALFLOSS--Valentine's Day means chalky candy hearts with a lot to say. But what's behind these very loud little candies? 

The story of conversation hearts began in 1847, when a Boston pharmacist named Oliver Chase longed for a way to get in on the apothecary lozenge craze. Lozenges were quickly gaining steam as the medicine conveyance of choice, and were also popular remedies for sore throats and bad breath. But making lozenges was complicated and time-consuming—the process involved a mortar and pestle, kneading dough, rolling it out, and cutting it into discs that would eventually become lozenges.  There had to be a better way, and Oliver came up with it.  READ MORE AT https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61510/history-conversation-heart

SPEAKING OF CANDY, HERE'S A FUN PLACE TO VISIT: COLLECTING CANDY DOT COM PLUS VINTAGE CANDY LINKS...

It bills itself as a "A pop-culture celebration of confection – its packaging, history, marketing, and the people behind it all.  You'll find it addicting! Lots of fun stuff there and LOTS OF MEMORIES TOO! 

SPEND SOME TIME AT collectingcandy.com/wordpress/ NOW!

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