Sweets Named After Casino Games
This week, we are getting our teeth stuck into the sugary world of sweets named after Casino Games.
This week, we are getting our teeth stuck into the sugary world of sweets. What's the perfect chew to accompany a game of blackjack? What sweet should you take for a spin on the roulette table?
Black Jacks are an aniseed flavoured sweets. They are one of Britain's most popular 'penny chews' and cost twice as much as they used to. Black Jack's were originally manufactured by Trebor Bassett, until it merged with chocolate behemoth Cadbury.
Haribo Roulette sweets are similar to gummi Gold-Bears. They are sweet, fruity and come in some of the key colours of roulette table. They share an unfortunate side effect. Read the comedy comments here. If you want to create a stir at the table, whip out your sweets at roulettes and sing “Kids and grown-ups love it so, the happy world of HARIBO”
Cherry drops are the ultimate boiled sweet. Willhem Mueller in Germany started his boiled sweets business in 1949. George Bassett started making sweet in 1842. Smith brothers from Poughkeepsie, New York, made cough syrup in the 1852. They later developed a sour cherry version. Slots are a sweet with a slot machines. They are available in 100s of online slots featuring sweets.