Almond Joy
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An Almond Joy is a small candy bar manufactured by Hershey's. It consists of a coconut based center topped with an almond and coated in a layer of milk chocolate. It is very similar to Mars Inc.'s Bounty chocolate bar. The Mounds bar is Almond Joy's "sister" product, essentially the same confection but without the almond and coated with dark chocolate; it also features similar packaging and logo design but in a red color scheme instead of Almond Joy's blue.
Train buffs have noticed a resemblance of the M3, a type of subway car built by the Budd Company for Philadelphia's public transportation system, to this popular candy, and refer to the cars as "Almond Joys."
[edit] History
Peter Paul Halajian was a candy retailer in the New Haven, Connecticut area in the early 20th century. Along with some other Armenian investors, he formed the Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company in 1919. The company at first sold various brands of candies, but following sugar and coconut shortages in World War II, they dropped most brands and concentrated their efforts on the Mounds bar. The Almond Joy bar was introduced in 1946. In 1978, Peter Paul merged with the Cadbury company. Hershey’s then purchased the United States portion of the combined company in 1988.
During the 1980s, the Hershey company used the jingle, "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't," to advertise Almond Joy and Mounds.
In the 2000s Hershey began producing variations of the product, including a limited edition Pina Colada and Double Chocolate Almond Joy in 2004, a limited edition White Chocolate Key Lime and Milk Chocolate Passion Fruit Almond Joy in 2005 and a limited edition Toasted Coconut Almond Joy in 2006.
[edit] Trivia
The slogan "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" is correct since an almond is a nut. A nut is defined (among other things) as being the seed of a fruit.
The almond is frequently, but incorrectly, said to be a member of the peach family. The almond is not a member of the peach family, but rather it is a member of the Rosaceae (Rose) family. The peach also is a member of the Rosaceae (Rose) family. Thus the almond and peach are in the same family but neither is in the other's family, as this term (Family) is commonly and taxonomically understood.
Some other well known consumables that are in the same family (Rosaceae):
Rosaceae Prunus Dulcis - Almond
Rosaceae Prunus Persica - Peach
Rosaceae Prunus Domestica - Plum
Rosaceae Prunus Cerasus Marasca - Maraschino Cherry
Rosaceae Prunus Armeniaca - Apricot
Rosaceae Prunus Spinosa - Sloe
[edit] External links
- Almond Joy official website
- Information from the great-granddaughter of Peter Paul's first candy maker
- Almond Joy fanlisting
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