then there's candy coated corn
--and there's--
I'm TOTALLY dating myself here, but--
I LOVED Cracker Jack!--but I haven't tasted it in decades, but--
As Jeff would say--
Ou sont les neiges d'antan? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_JackCracker Jack is an American brand of snack consisting of molasses-flavored candy-coated popcorn and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of nominal value inside. The Cracker Jack name was registered in 1896. The slogan "The More You Eat The More You Want" was also registered that year.
Some food historians consider it the first junk food. Cracker Jack is famous for its connection to baseball lore. The Cracker Jack brand has been owned and marketed by Frito-Lay since 1997.
Early beginningsFrederick William Rueckheim—a German immigrant known informally as "Fritz"—sold popcorn at 113 Fourth Avenue, now known as Federal Street, in
Chicago beginning in 1871. The popcorn was made by hand using steam equipment. In 1873, Fritz bought out his partner,
Brinkmeyer, and brought his brother
Louis Rueckheim over from Germany to join in his venture, forming the company
F.W. Rueckheim & Bro. According to legend—an urban myth propagated to promote the brand by
Borden Foods—states that Rueckheim produced a popcorn confection and presented it to the public at the
World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago's first worlds fair) in 1893. There is no evidence that Rueckheim had an exhibit at the Columbian Exposition. In 1896 Louis discovered a method to separate the kernels of molasses coated popcorn during the manufacturing process. As each batch was mixed in a cement-mixer-like drum, a small quantity of oil was added—a closely guarded trade secret. Before this change, the mixture had been difficult to handle, as it stuck together in chunks.
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