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unusual facts about confectioner



Augustus Jackson

Augustus Jackson (born April 16, 1808) was an African-American candy confectioner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bikalananda Kar

Bikali Kar (birthname Bikalananda Kar) is a confectioner from Salepur, Orissa and founder of "Kar & Brother" for popularizing rasagola.

Candy Store

Confectionery store, a store that sells candy (called a confectioner's in the UK)

Dubble Bubble

The main ingredients in Dubble Bubble gum are Sugar, Dextrose, Corn Syrup, Gum Base, Tapioca Dextrin, Titanium Dioxide, Confectioner's Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Corn Starch, Artificial Flavors, Artificial Colors, (FD&C Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 3), BHT (to maintain freshness), Milk and Soy.

Frederick Rushbrooke

The son of a miller and confectioner from Willenhall in Staffordshire, Frederick Rushbrooke initially established himself in business as a wholesale ironmonger in Birmingham.

Ice cream maker

Around 1837, Augustus Jackson, an African American confectioner, achieved fame for creating multiple ice cream recipes and pioneering a superior ice cream preparation technique and decoration.

Konditorei

The profession of confectioner was related to that of the pharmacist because the trade with sugar was exclusive to pharmacists.

Krumiri

Krumiri are a kind of biscuit which is regarded as the particular delicacy of Casale Monferrato, the city in north-west Italy where they were invented in 1878 by the confectioner Domenico Rossi.

Linzer torte

Besides, the invention of the Linzer Torte is subject of numerous legends, reporting on a Viennese confectioner named Linzer (as given by Alfred Polgar) or the Franconian pastry chef Johann Konrad Vogel (1796–1883), who about 1823 at Linz started the mass production of the cake that made it famous around the world.

Mässmogge

Candy canes were first introduced by French confectioners at Basel fairs in the 1860s, and sold in the form of thick candy lumps since about 1879.

Robert Gunter

His grandfather James Gunter was a confectioner of Gunter's Tea Shop whose purchases led to the development of some 60 acres of land in West London.

San Francisco Mechanics' Institute

A. W. Piper, Seattle confectioner and politician, trained at the Mechanics' Institute in 1857

Tick Tack

Tic Tac, the brand name of small, hard mints manufactured by the Italian confectioner Ferrero

Trolli

At the age of 17, Herbert Mederer, current CEO was integrated into the company while simultaneously attending the Candy School of Solingen, where he studied to become a confectioner.


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