A story about a very Canadian Candy made only for Halloween.
It’s available only in Canada. It’s available only during Halloween. No one seems to ever like them, but it mysteriously sells-out of stores every year…Canada’s love-hate relationship with a 75 year old candy that is an endearing seasonal confection: The Kerr’s Molasses Candy Kiss.
Kerr’s is a Canadian candy company that first offered products in 1895. Their website states that the company was founded by Edward and Albert Kerr after they immigrated from Scotland to Canada.
The Scottish Molasses Candy that may have been the inspiration for Canada’s most contested candy. (Image: Ebay.com)
In Scotland, the molasses candy kiss was made by Stewart and Young in Glasgow under “The Steamship Brand”. Perhaps these sticky, tooth pulling candies were harvested from the depths of a Scottish bog. Kerr’s would use their Scottish angle in their branding with their highly recognizable Scottish “tartan” packaging, a uniquely Canadian brand. But it would not be…
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Very interesting!
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As I said at the other blog, I would really really like to try this some day. I hope to remember it so I can get me some next year.
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yeah, think I’ll pass on them..ha
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Oh no you failed the immigration test. The candy is a classic in Canada.
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