Candy from the 1910s

New in the 1910s

• 1912: Bonomo Turkish Taffy. A flat, chewy taffy bar. Back on sale.
• 1912: Goo Goo Cluster. A round cluster of marshmallow, nougat, caramel and roasted peanuts in milk chocolate. Still made.
• around 1914: Clove gum. A warm, spicy clove-flavored stick gum. Hard to find.
• 1914: Mary Jane. Old-fashioned peanut butter and molasses taffy in a yellow wrapper with a red stripe. Back on sale.
• 1917: Clark Bar. A crispy peanut butter and spun taffy center coated in milk chocolate. Back on sale.
• 1918: Cherry Mash. A soft cherry center with bits of maraschino cherry, covered in chopped roasted peanuts and chocolate. Still made.
• 1918: Idaho Spud. A potato-shaped bar: cocoa marshmallow center, chocolate coating and coconut flakes. Still made.

Still made today

Of the candies that came out in the 1910s, 7 are still on sale: Bonomo Turkish Taffy, Goo Goo Cluster, Clove gum, Mary Jane, Clark Bar, Cherry Mash and Idaho Spud.

Already around in the 1910s

These were first made earlier, so kids in the 1910s could have found them too: Necco Wafers (1847), Circus Peanuts (1800s), Black Jack gum (1884), Candy corn (1888), Candy cigarettes (late 1800s), Beemans gum (1890), Good & Plenty (1893), Clark's Teaberry gum (1900), Sweethearts (1901), Nik-L-Nip wax bottles (early 1900s) and Tootsie Roll (1907).

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