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Leo
Hirshfield was looking around for a name for the new confection he was
making from a recipe he'd brought over from Europe in 1896. He choose
the name of his 6 year old daughter, Clara, whose nickname was
Tootsie.
Tootsie
Rolls were the first penny candy to be individually wrapped in paper.
They were one of the top choices of children who only had a few
pennies to spend on satisfying a sweet tooth. In
the 1930s, the first soft-centered lollipops, Tootsie
Pops, were sold. The hard candy on the outside covered the Tootsie
Roll center. During
World War II, Tootsie Rolls were favored by soldiers because they
could be kept in pockets and barracks bags without melting. They were
also a great source of quick energy. In
the late 1940s, Tootsie Rolls were advertised on the comic pages of
many Sunday newspapers. The main cartoon character was Captain Tootsie
who was a Superman-like hero who took kids on various adventures. |