HISTORY OF CANDY

The idea of a sweet treat was first invented by cavemen who ate honey from bee hives.
During ancient times the Egyptians, the Arabs and the Chinese prepared confections of fruit and nuts candied in honey. Todays chocolate candy,gourmet chocolate,chocolate fudge,white chocolate,peanut butter fudge,homemade candy,homemade fudge,mackinac island fudge and mackinaw island fudge has much more than just fruit and nuts in them.

In Europe during the Middle Ages, the high cost of sugar made sugar candy a delicacy available only to the wealthy.
Boiled sugar candies were enjoyed in the seventeenth century in England and in the American colonies.

Candy is made simply by dissolving sugar in water. The different heating levels determine the types of candy: Hot temperatures make hard candy, medium heat will make soft candy and cool temperatures make chewy candy.

Sweet-making developed rapidly into an industry during the early nineteenth century through the discovery of sugar beet juice and the advance of mechanical appliances. Homemade hard candies, such as peppermints and lemon drops became popular in America during that time. Today chocolate candy,gourmet chocolate,chocolate fudge,chocolate gift basket,white chocolate,peanut butter fudge,homemade candy,homemade fudge,mackinac island fudge and mackinaw island fudge is available to all irrespective of socio economic class distinction.

By the mid-1800s, over 380 American factories were producing candy, primarily "penny candy," which was sold loose from glass cases in general stores