Chocolate Squirrel caramels were the original flavor of Squirrel Nut brand caramels. The ingredients are: corn syrup, sugar, peanuts, condensed milk, chocolate, partially hydrogenatedsoybean and/or cottonseed oil, natural & artificial flavor, salt, and soy lecithin.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, the vanilla nut caramel variety, were developed in the mid-1920s to complement the chocolate variety.[1]
Squirrel Nut Zippers contained peanuts and were sometimes passed out at performances by a band that shared the same name of Squirrel Nut Zippers. Squirrel Nut Zippers were small and tended to be soft and chewy, hardening quickly when outside of their packaging, while warming them slightly revived their chewy texture.[2]
Manufactureredit
Squirrel Nut Caramels were originally made by the Austin T. Merrill Company of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1890.[3] It was soon reincorporated as the Squirrel Brand Company (1899-1999), which moved to North Carolina in 1903. In 1915, it moved its factory again to 12 Boardman Street in the Area 4 neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it remained until 1999.[4] That year, the company was sold and moved to McKinney, Texas, where a nut-processing operation continues.[5]
However, in 2004 the Necco company brought the Squirrel Nut candy brand back to Massachusetts,[3] where they were produced until Necco ceased operation in 2018.
In 2003, the former factory building in Cambridge was converted to affordable public housing apartments.[4] A public park and community gardening space, named Squirrel Brand Park, is now located next to the former factory.[6]
Referencesedit
^. The Squirrel Brand Company. Squirrel Brand Company. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
^ abMoravek, Natalie. . The History of Candy-Making in Cambridge. Cambridge Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
^ ab. Guzmãn Prüfer Architecture. Guzmãn Prüfer, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
^Benjamin, Elizabeth (Oct 31, 2001). "Sweet Nothings". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
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at the Cambridge Historical Society
January 01, 1970
squirrel, caramel, chocolate, flavored, squirrel, zippers, vanilla, flavored, were, chewy, caramel, candy, mixed, with, peanuts, squirrel, zipper, candiestypecaramel, candyplace, originunited, statescreated, byaustin, merrill, companyinvented1890main, ingredie. Squirrel Nut Caramels chocolate flavored and Squirrel Nut Zippers vanilla flavored were chewy caramel candy mixed with peanuts Squirrel Nut CaramelSquirrel Nut Zipper candiesTypeCaramel candyPlace of originUnited StatesCreated byAustin T Merrill CompanyInvented1890Main ingredientsCorn syrup sugar peanuts condensed milk chocolate partially hydrogenated soybean and or cottonseed oil natural amp artificial flavor salt and soy lecithin For the musical group see Squirrel Nut Zippers Contents 1 Description 2 Manufacturer 3 References 4 External linksDescription editChocolate Squirrel caramels were the original flavor of Squirrel Nut brand caramels The ingredients are corn syrup sugar peanuts condensed milk chocolate partially hydrogenated soybean and or cottonseed oil natural amp artificial flavor salt and soy lecithin Squirrel Nut Zippers the vanilla nut caramel variety were developed in the mid 1920s to complement the chocolate variety 1 Squirrel Nut Zippers contained peanuts and were sometimes passed out at performances by a band that shared the same name of Squirrel Nut Zippers Squirrel Nut Zippers were small and tended to be soft and chewy hardening quickly when outside of their packaging while warming them slightly revived their chewy texture 2 Manufacturer editSquirrel Nut Caramels were originally made by the Austin T Merrill Company of Roxbury Massachusetts in 1890 3 It was soon reincorporated as the Squirrel Brand Company 1899 1999 which moved to North Carolina in 1903 In 1915 it moved its factory again to 12 Boardman Street in the Area 4 neighborhood of Cambridge Massachusetts where it remained until 1999 4 That year the company was sold and moved to McKinney Texas where a nut processing operation continues 5 However in 2004 the Necco company brought the Squirrel Nut candy brand back to Massachusetts 3 where they were produced until Necco ceased operation in 2018 In 2003 the former factory building in Cambridge was converted to affordable public housing apartments 4 A public park and community gardening space named Squirrel Brand Park is now located next to the former factory 6 References edit WHERE DID THE BAND GET ITS NAME amp WHAT IS A SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPER ANYWAY The Squirrel Brand Company Squirrel Brand Company Archived from the original on 2017 06 09 Retrieved 2014 05 05 Squirrel Nut Zippers Snack Memory dead link a b Moravek Natalie Squirrel Brand Nuts The History of Candy Making in Cambridge Cambridge Historical Society Archived from the original on 2014 04 30 Retrieved 2014 05 05 a b Squirrel Brand Housing Guzman Prufer Architecture Guzman Prufer Inc Archived from the original on 2011 03 01 Retrieved 2014 05 05 History Squirrel Brand Southern Style Nuts Retrieved 2014 05 05 Benjamin Elizabeth Oct 31 2001 Sweet Nothings National Trust for Historic Preservation Retrieved 2014 05 05 External links editSquirrel Brand at the Cambridge Historical Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Squirrel Nut Caramel amp oldid 1215780037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
