| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | Not only did these jelly beans taste different they |
| Jelly beans have some pretty interesting facts | | | | looked different too. Some of them did not even |
| buried in their history. These are a favorite | | | | have the classic clear chewy center, they had |
| confection that have been around for quite some | | | | colored and flavored centers. |
| time, just over a hundreds years or so. While info | | | | According to the history of jelly beans they |
| about the exact time and place that jelly beans | | | | became a popular favorite in the Reagan White |
| first came on the market is not available we do | | | | House. Of all the famous people who loved the |
| know that they began to emerge in the early | | | | jelly bean throughout history none loved them |
| 20th century. They were sold at stores as a | | | | more than Ronal Reagan, or at least none were |
| penny candy and they became quite popular. | | | | so public about their love for this wonderful little |
| Back then there were different colors of jelly | | | | candy bean. Back in those days it was not unusual |
| beans as well but unlike today each color was sold | | | | to find Jelly Belly brand jelly beans in just about |
| separately. Instead of selling a jumble of colors | | | | every room of the White House. |
| they would sell batches of red or white or some | | | | Once of the most interesting facts buried in the |
| other color. This made them very popular during | | | | history of the jelly bean is the fact that many of |
| the holiday seasons because they could sell | | | | these little babies even went into space. One of |
| specific holiday related colors to consumers. | | | | the space shuttles took up a bunch of jelly beans |
| Jelly beans remained the same, with their semi | | | | for the shuttle crew to snack on while they were |
| hard shell and soft chewy center until the mid | | | | up there. I guess that even astronauts need to |
| 1970’s. That is when the Herman Goelitz | | | | satisfy their sweet tooth now and then. |
| Candy Co., Inc. created a whole new era of the | | | | The history of jelly beans is not finished evolving |
| jelly bean and changed the history of the jelly | | | | as of yet. Every year more and more creative |
| bean forever. This company made the jelly bean | | | | flavors of the jelly bean hit the market. In a few |
| into a delicacy by making unusual flavors. Now | | | | years time there will be a whole new history for |
| jelly beans could be found that tasted like pears | | | | people to talk about and record. |
| or watermelons or even tutti fruity. | | | | |