"Food trends come and go, but if one thing is for sure, it's that Americans' love for candy has never wavered. Grocery stores bait us with conspicuous candy bars at the register, there's a whole holiday dedicated to candy consumption, and lollipops are even used to lure children into the dentist's chair. It's safe to say that candy is ingrained in American culture. There are plenty of once-adored candy bars that have gone overlooked, but these sweets are far too historic."
"1921 was the year of Ruth, both the player and the candy bar. Baseball is just about as American as it gets, and in the '20s, marketing geniuses used that power to sell candy bars. It was easy to assume that Baby Ruth, the candy bar, was associated with one of the biggest names in baseball at the time, but the Curtis Candy Company insists that it's named after another Ruth - President Grover Cleveland's oldest daughter."
Candy is ingrained in American culture, appearing at checkouts, holidays, and even in dentist rewards. Each decade saw certain candy bars emerge or resurface as national favorites, driven by changing tastes like sour candies and renewed interest in classics such as Reese's. Logos and advertising became as influential as the confections themselves, cementing brands in national memory. In the 1920s Baby Ruth became a blockbuster success amid baseball-era marketing, prompting a naming dispute with Babe Ruth and resulting in factory proximity to Wrigley Field boosting recognition. By 1926 Baby Ruth sales reached $1 million monthly.
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