Monday, May 16, 2011
RANDOM M&MS THINGS
M&MS ARE SO GOOD!SOME OF EM HAVE NUTS WITH CHOCLATE!AND IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YUMMY IN YOUR TUMMY.THEY ARE COLORFUL MOST PEPOLE LOVE M&MS MORE THAN SKITTLES!NOW THEY HAVE MINT M&MS AND PEANUT BUTTER M&MS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
FUN M&M FACTS!
1: Forrest Mars came up with the idea for M & Ms during the Spanish Civil War. He discovered that soldiers were looking for a taste of home, in the form of chocolate, but needed something that could withstand hot temperatures. Mars took their request as a challenge and eventually came up with the candy, which he packaged in heavy tubes. Soldiers today still love M & Ms because they can hold up in just about any climate.
Fact #2: The brown bag of regular M & Ms was developed in 1948 and didn't change much over the years until 2003.
Fact #3: Peanut M & Ms (all in the color brown) weren't developed until 1954.
Fact #4: M & Ms slogan "the milk chocolate melts in your mouth and not in your hand" is one of the most recognizable in advertising history.
Fact #5: Red, green, and yellow colors were added to peanut M & Ms in 1960, but orange wasn't added until 1976.
Fact #6: Red M & Ms were discontinued in the mid-70's because of concerns that red food coloring was connected to cancer.
Fact #7: In 1981, astronauts chose the round candy coated chocolates to go with them into space as part of their food rations.
Fact #8: A holiday blend of special colored M & Ms were developed in the early 80's. The first blend was a mixture of red and green candies for Christmas. A mixture of pastel candies quickly followed that for Easter. Eventually, the special holiday line went on to add pink and red for Valentine's Day.
Fact #9: Red M & Ms were brought back into the fold in 1987 when consumers demanded his return.
Fact #10: In the 90's, two new flavors were developed - Peanut Butter Chocolate and Almond.
Fact #11: Consumers voted to choose a new color to be added to M & Ms. Although pink and purple were considered, it was blue who took home the prize and took its place in candy history.
Fact #2: The brown bag of regular M & Ms was developed in 1948 and didn't change much over the years until 2003.
Fact #3: Peanut M & Ms (all in the color brown) weren't developed until 1954.
Fact #4: M & Ms slogan "the milk chocolate melts in your mouth and not in your hand" is one of the most recognizable in advertising history.
Fact #5: Red, green, and yellow colors were added to peanut M & Ms in 1960, but orange wasn't added until 1976.
Fact #6: Red M & Ms were discontinued in the mid-70's because of concerns that red food coloring was connected to cancer.
Fact #7: In 1981, astronauts chose the round candy coated chocolates to go with them into space as part of their food rations.
Fact #8: A holiday blend of special colored M & Ms were developed in the early 80's. The first blend was a mixture of red and green candies for Christmas. A mixture of pastel candies quickly followed that for Easter. Eventually, the special holiday line went on to add pink and red for Valentine's Day.
Fact #9: Red M & Ms were brought back into the fold in 1987 when consumers demanded his return.
Fact #10: In the 90's, two new flavors were developed - Peanut Butter Chocolate and Almond.
Fact #11: Consumers voted to choose a new color to be added to M & Ms. Although pink and purple were considered, it was blue who took home the prize and took its place in candy history.
M&M CANDY!
- In what year was the M&M candy first made? M&M candies debuted in 1941. They were originally packaged in cardboard tubes and sold only to the military. They became a popular treat amongst soldiers who later clamored for more after the war ended.
- What does M&M stand for? Forrest Mars, Sr. was the founder of Mars candy. He had a little help from an investor, William F.R. Murrie who was the president of Hershey’s Chocolate at the time. With a 20 percent interest and greater control over chocolate which was rationed during the war, Murrie’s initial became the second “m” in M&Ms.
- Where did the name M&Ms come from? Forrest Mars, Sr., the founder of Mars, was inspired to create a candy-coated, bite-sized chocolate candy after observing soldiers in the Spanish Civil War enjoying such a treat. He noticed that the hard candy shell prevented meltage. By 1941, Mars had patented and begun production of the now-famous M&M candy.
- How are M&Ms made? M&Ms begin as liquid chocolate which is squirted into tiny button-shaped molds. Once cooled, these buttons of chocolate are then tumbled so that they become the rounded chocolate centers that we know and love. From there, the button centers then travel down a conveyor belt where they go through a panning process that involves rotating the centers in a drum while liquid candy is sprayed onto them, creating a hard candy coating. Several coats of candy are added with color and finishing coats added last. Once the candy shell hardens, it’s off to the printing press where the “m” is printed on each M&M.
- Why was the hard candy coating invented for the M&M candies? Mars wanted a candy coating to prevent the chocolate from melting.
- Does E.T. prefer M&M’s or Reese’s Pieces? While many M&M candy facts date back seven decades, this one is from the 1980s: ET prefers Reese’s Pieces. The Mars candy company had the opportunity to showcase M&Ms during this film, but declined because its executives felt ET was too scary.
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