With Halloween coming soon, that means only one thing really: candy.
Anyone who trick-or-treated as a child knows that there's always one or two houses that dish out some obscure candy. So, between now and October 31st, we'll take quick looks at obscure candies (and some popular ones as well), just so you know what exactly you're getting yourself into.
Today: Oh Henry!
What it's made of: In the United States, it consists of peanuts, caramel, and fudge which is coated with milk chocolate, and comes with two bars. In Canada, there is no milk chocolate. Instead it is a "chocolatey coating" with only one bar.
Why the difference? It's because of...
Who owns it: In the United States, Nestlé owns the license to manufacture and distribute. The Hershey Company owns the Canadian rights.
Background: How good can a candy bar be if no one actually knows where it got its name from?
There are two popular thoughts/myths/legends at hand regarding the name origin. One is that the Williamson Candy Company out of Chicago named the bar after a boy named Henry who used to visit the candy factory and flirt with the female employees--hence, the exclamation point. Picture exasperated young women saying it with a high-pitch lilt to their voice.
The other theory is that a candy maker named Tom Henry, from Kansas, and owner of the Peerless Candy Company, came up with the confection in 1919, and named the creation the 'Tom Henry Bar.' In 1920, the theory goes, he sold the bar to the Williamson Candy Company, who then changed the name to what we know now. Because Tom was a bit lame with coming up with candy bar names.
It has nothing to do with the writer O. Henry. He didn't exasperate young women with his literature anyway.
What it tastes like: Canadian cheapness and American obesity.
Halloween Trick-or-Treat Grade: C-
The total lack of a comma after the "Oh" is worth a full letter grade deduction.
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