Jelly bean is the traditional Easter candy and a specialty of the festival. Explore fun facts about Easter candy, in the article.
Easter Candy
The festival of Easter is a festive occasion for Christians all over the world. It is a glorious day to let loose all the tensions of everyday life and indulge oneself in the merrymaking. A number of interesting customs are followed, which add to the frivolous nature of the festival. The tradition of the exchange of Easter candles, gifts and candies is followed since ages. On the occasion, people relish on delicious dishes as well as munch crunchy candies, available in the stores. While jelly beans are the traditional Easter candies, you can get to taste various kinds of chocolates and toffees, on the festival. Go through the following lines and check out interesting and fun facts about Easter candy.
Easter Candy Fun Facts
- Easter is the second most grant occasion for eating candies, for Americans.
- Although the origin of Easter jelly beans is a little known fact, many claim that the sweet was derived from a confection known as 'Turkish Delight', which originated in Istanbul, Turkey, in the late 1700s.
- As many as ninety million chocolate Easter bunnies are produced every year, in the US.
- Marshmallow peeps are the hot favorites of the majority of people, who relish on candies on Easter.
- About 16 million jelly beans are produced every year in US, for the occasion of Easter.
- In order to accommodate the 16 billion jelly beans produced every year, one would require a plastic Easter egg that is 89 feet high and 60 feet wide.
- Apart from Easter eggs, jelly beans are also hidden in the Easter baskets, which are retrieved by children, as a part of the traditions.
- Studies suggest that if jelly beans are lined end to end, they could circle the globe three times.
- The egg-shaped jelly bean symbolizes fertility and birth.
- Many years back, the jelly beans were sold according to their color - bag of green, bag of red jelly beans.
- Jelly beans, the traditional Easter candy, were not associated with the celebration of the festival until the 1930s.
- The traditional jelly beans are not flavored on the inside. On the other hand, the gourmet jelly beans are flavored both on the inside and outside.
- It takes 6-10 days to make a typical traditional or gourmet jelly bean.
- Sugar and corn syrup are the key ingredients used to make traditional jelly beans.
- Typically, the center of the jelly bean is manufactured, and then the rest of the candy is prepared.
- Apart from a juicy center, jelly beans are also characterized by a semi-hard shell.
- In the present time, about 50 different flavors of gourmet jelly beans are manufactured for Easter.
- World's largest jar of jelly beans was revealed on October 15, 1999. The jar weighed a whopping 6050 pounds.
- In US, 22nd April is declared as National Jelly Bean Day.
