• Jan 1, 1500

    Honey covered fruit and nuts

    Honey covered fruit and nuts
    The first type of candy was fruit or nuts rolled in honey from bees. It was so expensive that only the rich could afford it.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Sugar

    Sugar
    It was re-discovered by the Spanish in 1519.
  • Candy Cane

    Candy Cane
  • Hershey's Chocolate

    Hershey's Chocolate
    Milton Hershey bought a German chocolate machine and made his own chocolate and named it Hershey's.
  • Lollipops

    Lollipops
    George Smith named them after his favorite race horse in 1913.
  • M&M's

    M&M's
    Forrest Mars invented the recipe for M&M's in the Spanish War.
  • Caramel apples

    Caramel apples
    Caramel apples were thought of in 1950