Candy of the Day - PEZ

Though they seem modern, Pez was invented in 1927 and the strange name actually is an abbreviation for the German “pfeffermenz”, which described the only flavor - peppermint. The first dispensers, on the other hand, didn’t come out until 1848 and these didn’t sport beloved characters but looked a little like a disposable lighter. We owe the kitsch look of modern Pez dispensers to the fifties when everything from Santa to robots were made to dole out the tiny rectangular candies along with the introduction of fruit flavored Pez.