Squirrel nut caramel
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A Squirrel nut caramel is a type of chewy caramel candy with pieces of peanuts mixed in. There are two variations, one has chocolate and one is caramel based.
Chocolate Squirrel caramels were the original flavor of Squirrel Brands caramels. The current ingredients are as follows: Corn Syrup, Sugar, Peanuts, Condensed Milk, Chocolate, Partially hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed oil, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Salt, and Soy lecithin.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, the vanilla nut caramel variety was developed in the mid 1920's in order to complement the chocolate variety. The name was also used for the band the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
Squirrel Nut Caramels were originally made by the Squirrel Brand Company, located in the Area 4 neighborhod of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but they are now part of NECCO. A public park named Squirrel Brand Park is now located at the former site of their factory.
