Sweethearts (candy)
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Sweethearts are small heart-shaped candies sold around Valentine's Day. Each heart is printed with a message such as "Be Mine", "Kiss Me", "Call Me", and "Miss You". New sayings are added every year and others are taken away (ergo, witness the denouement of "Fax Me"). Sweethearts are made by the New England Confectionery Company, or NECCO.
The package from NECCO calls them "Sweethearts", which is the other common way of referring to them, but below that it says "tiny conversation hearts" as well as "#1 valentine candy." They were not always heart-shaped, rather they were in the shape of many things such as horse-shoes and baseballs. They are now produced exclusively in the familiar heart shape as a Valentines day candy.
Recently Sweethearts have become available in Spanish (marketed as "Corazones," Spanish for "hearts"). A similar type of candy is sold in the UK under the name Love Hearts.
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[edit] History
Sweethearts were originally invented by Howard B. Stark of the Stark Candy Company, which was purchased by NECCO.
2007 Phrases-My Pet, Bear Hug, Go Fish, Love Bird, Take A Walk, Purr Fect, Cool Cat, Top Dog, Puppy Love, URA Tiger
[edit] In fiction
In the Futurama episode "Love and Rocket", the candy is revealed to be made of bone meal and earwig honey.
[edit] See also
- Love Hearts (the UK equivalent)
- NECCO Wafers
[edit] External links
- http://www.candyusa.org/Candy/hearts.asp
- http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/hearts/hearts.html
- NECCO.com
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