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3 Musketeers

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initially separate milk, chocolate, and vanilla bars

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Baby Ruth

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not Babe Ruth but Ruth Cleveland, daughter of Grover

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Butterfinger

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1928 contest; Chicago man who described himself as a klutz

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Ferraro Rocher

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by Michele Ferrero after Rocher de Massabielle, the site of a sighting of the Virgin Mary

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Heath

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brothers Bayard and Everett Heath

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Hershey’s

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Milton Hershey (originally the Lancaster Caramel Company)

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Jolly Rancher

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ice cream store in CO

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Junior Mints

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pun on 1940s Broadway play Junior Miss

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KitKat

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(unconfirmed) Kit Kat Club in London

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M&Ms

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Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie (son of president of Hershey’s company)

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Milk Duds

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maker couldn’t make them round

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Milky Way

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1920s - named after malted milk (not the galaxy directly)

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Mr. Goodbar

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Milton Hershey misheard someone when they said “that’s a good bar”

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PayDay

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Hollywood Candy Company 1932 - time to name the chocolate happened to be a payday

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Reese’s

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Hershey employee H.B. Reese, originally “penny cups”

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Skittles

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word associated with leisurely activities; 9-pin game and recreational chess

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Smarties

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named to encourage people to pursue an education; “Rockets” in Canada

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Snickers

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after a horse in the Mars family; Marathon Bar in Britain to avoid a rhyme with knickers

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Sour Patch Kids

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originally Mars Men; changed to jump on Cabbage Patch bandwagon

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Starburst

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originally Opal Fruit

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Swedish Fish

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Sweden’s thriving fishing industry

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Toblerone

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portmanteau of family name of manufacturer (Tobler) and type of nougat used (torrone)

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Tootsie Roll

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after creator Leo Hirshfield’s 5-year-old daughter, Clara

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Twix

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portmanteau of “twin” and “mix”; originally “Raider” in Europe

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