Candy of the Day - M&M's

 

I’ve heard the rumor that M&M’s once ran a wartime ad with the slogan “Doesn’t get your trigger finger sticky”, but I haven’t found any confirmation. What I can say that the little candy-coated chocolates came into being in the 1940’s and like all products of the 40's they had a close tie with the war effort. In 1954 peanut M&M’s were added to the lineup and Hershey’s has been releasing new and updated flavors since. Now the lineup includes almond, crispy, peanut butter, pretzel, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and mint.

M&M’s always were a strong favorite in the Halloween grab-bag. They ranked right behind any kind of bubble gum in popularity with plain being a personal favorite.