"Though stories surrounding this red candy's invention are hazy, the candy-coated peanuts have been linked to the Ferrara Pan Candy Company. Italian immigrant Salvatore Ferrara shared his love for sugared almonds, a colorful candy known as confetti that is often found at Italian weddings, before the small sugar-coated peanuts found a place in markets. The deep red hue of the crunchy candy shell could be mistaken for a bean and conceals a single peanut inside."
"Considered a close cousin, colorful candy-coated almonds known as Italian confetti candy boast an even longer history. The most obvious difference is the flavor, with different cores resulting in wholly different experiences, even though they both possess the sweet crunch form the coating and are roughly the same size. Almonds are a more muted flavor, leading the Boston Baked Beans to pack more of a punch, while Italian confetti candy might appeal to a wider range of tasters."
Sweet Boston Baked Beans are deep-red, candy-coated peanuts with a crunchy shell concealing a single peanut. The candies emerged in the 1920s and have been linked to the Ferrara Pan Candy Company and immigrant Salvatore Ferrara’s adaptation of sugared-almond confetti. Italian confetti are sugar-coated almonds with roots in Sulmona and antecedents in Roman ceremonial confectionery. Early nut coatings used honey, later replaced by sugar after Middle Eastern ingredients and spices arrived. Almond and peanut cores produce distinct flavors: almonds offer a muted taste while Boston Baked Beans deliver a stronger peanut punch, despite similar size and crunchy coatings.
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