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elleng

(139,478 posts) Sun Feb 26, 2023, 08:44 PM Feb 2023

On this day in history (1896): Leo Hirshfield, an Austrian Jewish immigrant, sold the first

Tootsie Rolls out of his Brooklyn candy shop.
Hirshfield revolutionized the candy industry by individually wrapping his chewy chocolate candies, thus preventing them from sticking together.

They’re named for his daughter, Clara, whose nickname was “Tootsie.”

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On this day in history (1896): Leo Hirshfield, an Austrian Jewish immigrant, sold the first (Original Post) elleng Feb 2023 OP

I wonder if he got the idea from Salt Water Taffy? BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #1

I think you are right Lithos Feb 2023 #2

BigmanPigman

(52,999 posts)

1. I wonder if he got the idea from Salt Water Taffy?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2023, 09:19 PM

Feb 2023

Taffies were sold in individually wrapped waxy paper too.

Lithos

(26,535 posts)

2. I think you are right

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 26, 2023, 09:28 PM

Feb 2023

Tootsie Rolls are really just caramel flavored taffy.

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