Milk Duds

At least they didn’t call them “Milk Screw-Ups.” When Chicago candy maker F. Hoffman & Company set out to market chocolate-covered caramels in the early 1900s, they decided to aim high and make them perfectly spherical little balls. Unfortunately, Hoffman’s chefs soon discovered that, try as they might, their perfect little chocolate caramel balls always came out little chocolate caramel lumps. Hoffman & Co. decided to market their lumpy candy anyway, and picked the name “Milk Duds,” referring to their high milk content and their less-than-perfect shape. Fortunately, the public wasn’t looking for geometric perfection in candy, and Milk Duds were an immediate hit. Now produced by Hershey Foods, Milk Duds have been popular ever since.

March 28, 2008 | Filed Under Food and Drink 

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