Sugar Babies (candy)

Sugar Babies are an American confection originally developed in 1935 by the James O. Welch Co. Sugar Babies were named after a song called "Let Me Be Your Sugar Baby."[1]

The company was purchased by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco, now Kraft Foods) in 1963. The candies originally had a slight amount of bacon extract inside, which led to the addition of the red and white bacon design on the packaging. The extract was removed when the Welch brands were sold to Warner-Lambert in 1988; Tootsie Roll Industries acquired them in 1993. They are bite-sized, pan-coated, chewy milk caramel sweets, and are based on the company's original caramel lollipop named Sugar Daddy. Tootsie Roll Industries now makes Sugar Babies.[2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Andrew (March 2007). The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 591. ISBN 0195307968. 
  2. ^ Kimmerle, Beth (November 2003). Candy: The Sweet History. Collectors Press, Inc. pp. 156. ISBN 1888054832. 
Confectionery products of Tootsie Roll Industries