When I was a little girl, I had a granduncle who always carried
Tootsie Rolls in his pocket. For me. You don’t forget a thing like that, no
matter how many years fly by. It’s difficult to describe Tootsie Rolls to
someone who’s never had one. Chocolate-flavored, they’re not chocolates. They’re
sort of like caramels, but not quite. They’re almost like taffy, but not
really. Leo Hirschfield patented the
technique for making this unique candy in 1907. He named it after his daughter,
Clara, who was nicknamed “Tootsie.” Tootsie Rolls were marketed commercially in
1908, making them the first American penny candy to be individually wrapped. According
to the company website, the original recipe called for the inclusion of some of
the previous day's batch, "a graining process that Tootsie continues to
this day." If that’s true, then it’s possible the Tootsie Roll you buy
today could have molecules from the very first batch.
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