Mary Jane

What it is

Old-fashioned peanut butter and molasses taffy in a yellow wrapper with a red stripe.

The story

• 1914: first made by Charles N. Miller of Charles H. Miller and Sons, Boston (in Paul Revere's old North End house).
• 1989: Stark Candy Company takes over.
• 2008: Necco takes over.
• 2018: Spangler bought Necco's brands.
• 2019: Atkinson licensed it from Spangler.
• 2020: back on sale.

Fun facts

• First sold as a penny candy with the slogan "Use your change for Mary Janes."
• The cartoon girl in the yellow dress has been on the wrapper since the start.
• Production stopped after Necco closed in 2018 and Atkinson restarted it in 2020.

Are Mary Jane still made?

Yes, again. Mary Jane disappeared for a while and came back in 2020. Today they are made by Atkinson Candy Company. Look for it at candy shops that stock old-fashioned candy, or search for Mary Jane on Amazon.

If you like Mary Jane

• Bonomo Turkish Taffy (1912): A flat, chewy taffy bar.
• Tootsie Roll (1907): A chewy chocolate candy somewhere between a caramel and a taffy.
• Abba-Zaba (1922): A chewy taffy bar with a peanut butter center, in a yellow and black checkerboard wrapper.
• Bit-O-Honey (1924): Honey-flavored taffy with bits of almond.

See every candy from the 1910s or all chewy candy and taffy.