The day chocolate and peanut butter collided (2024)
One summer day two teenage boys walked aimlessly toward each other on an empty neighborhood street. One was eating a chocolate bar and the other was dipping his paw into a mug of peanut butter.
As they clashed head on, the boys and the two flavors mixed, and, of course, you know the rest.
“Hey, you got chocolate on my peanut butter,” said one. “You got peanut butter on my chocolate,” the other fumed. After a cautious but yummy taste test, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup was born. It’s hard to imagine that this classic TV commercial will be 47 years old in August.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Origin
However, as good as the renowned television spot was, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup wasn’t an accidental creation. It was invented by a struggling dairyman named Harry Reese.
Reese worked on a dairy farm owned by Milton Hershey, the Hershey chocolate king, and in 1928 Harry began toying with the idea of mixing peanut butter and chocolate in cups. He founded the H. B. Reese Candy Co., and eventually sold out to Hershey for $23.5 million.
Today Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is the No. 2 best-selling candy product behind M&Ms.
Relatively modest accidental inventions are wrapped in interesting accounts, but you have to be careful in ferreting out fact from fiction. For example:
The potato chip was long considered an unintentional product of a café cook named George Crum in 1853. It seemed that many mornings Crum would prepare a cranky customer a breakfast of fried potatoes, ham and eggs.
On many occasions the customer would send the order back, fuming that the potatoes were thick, soggy and underdone. One day angry Mr. Crum sliced pieces of potatoes extremely thin and fried them to a crisp. The customer raved, and the potato chip was created.
Good story, but not true. The origin of the potato chip remains speculative.
On the side of truth, however, a struggling 19th century civil engineer began tedious work on constructing a giant revolving observation wheel to be used at county fairs and carnivals. In 1893, after much coaxing, he finally encouraged backers to put his invention on display at the Chicago World’s Fair.
The exhibit rotated slowly and peaked at 264 feet. It could carry 2,160 people at a time and became the hit of the fair, grossing $10,000 per day and over $750,000 by the end of the fair. The inventor was George Ferris and his creation became known as, what else, the Ferris wheel.
George was reportedly cheated out of his share of the earnings and he died of typhoid and near penniless at the age of 37. Today observation structures similar to the Ferris wheel span the world, some reaching heights well over 500 feet.
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The ingenious flavor combination in each of these treats can be traced back to 1928, when H.B. Reese, an employee of The Hershey Company, created REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups in his basem*nt. The Hershey Company supplied Reese with the chocolate coating for his candy and eventually purchased his business in 1963.
It was invented by a struggling dairyman named Harry Reese. Reese worked on a dairy farm owned by Milton Hershey, the Hershey chocolate king, and in 1928 Harry began toying with the idea of mixing peanut butter and chocolate in cups.
The textural contrast between nut butter and chocolate further enhances their appeal. The smooth, creamy texture of nut butter melts against the tongue, while the subtle crunch of nuts adds an element of surprise and excitement.
Peanut butter contains just peanuts and salt, so it's a more natural option.Nutella contains sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, milk powder, whey powder, soy lecithin and vanillin.
They were named for their creator, Harry Burnett Reese. Unlike Milton Hershey, it was not obvious that Harry Reese was destined to become a confectioner. His background included stints as a farmer, dairy farmer, fish hatchery manager and factory worker.
REESE'S Candy is made by The Hershey Company. In 1956, H.B. Reese's six sons took over the family business and later sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963. Which REESE'S Candies are vegan? REESE'S Plant Based Oat Chocolate Confection & Peanut Butter Candy Bars are vegan.
Chocolate history starts out around 1000BC in Latin America, where cacao trees grow wild. The first people to use chocolate were probably the Olmec of what is today southeast Mexico, and their word, “kakawa,” gave us our word “cacao.”
The Founders: The Hershey Company was founded by Milton Hershey in 1894, while Cadbury was founded by John Cadbury in 1824. Both men were passionate about chocolate and had a strong vision for their companies.
The Olmec, one of the earliest civilizations in Latin America, were the first to turn the cacao plant into chocolate. They drank an ancient chocolate drink during rituals and used it as medicine. Centuries later, the Mayans praised chocolate as the drink of the gods.
The answer is yes, chocolate peanut butter can be part of a healthy diet. In fact, chocolate peanut butter is a great source of protein, healthy fats, and other essential nutrients. Moreover, if you are someone who likes the chocolate taste then you will definitely love this delicious invention.
Peanut butter and nutella go together so well, it is a shame that most people do not know about it! The rich nuttiness of peanut butter and hazelnuts laced together with a hint of chocolate is just SO addictive! This peanut butter and nutella milkshake is so creamy, extra thick and yummy!
Lemon and chocolate, especially a smooth dark chocolate, is a match made in sensory heaven. An ingredient so rich and all-encompassing, paired with an ingredient so sharp and refreshing, is one that my palate just can't get enough of.
Most jams have about 50 calories per tablespoon. Nutella has no fruit and far more calories. Yes, people spread Nutella on toast like they would with jam, but you could also melt Hershey's and spread it on your toast; that doesn't make melted milk chocolate a "jam."
Nutella is popularly marketed as a healthy breakfast item or snack, but it actually is composed of 55% sugar. This puts it very close in nutritional ranking to any chocolate candy on the market.
The creamy chocolate and peanut butter combination was created in the 1920s by a Hershey Company employee. H.B. Reese tapped into the first Reese's cup recipe in his basem*nt.
Many people think that George Washington Carver invented peanut butter, but, contrary to popular belief, peanut butter was around centuries before he was! He did help popularize the food. He helped Henry Ford make peanut rubber for cannons for World War II.
Harry Burnett Reese (May 24, 1879 – May 16, 1956) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the number one-selling candy brand in the United States; Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and founding the H. B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame.
Do you know how milk chocolate was invented? In 1875, in Vevey, in the heart of Vaud Canton, Swiss chocolatier Daniel Peter was eager to impress a young woman. He came up with the idea of adding powdered milk to dark chocolate to make it less bitter. It was a eureka moment!
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