That company in acronym form – NECCO – went on to be one of the more storied candy brands in America. The company he and his brother Silas Edwin founded, Chase and Company, would merge with three other companies to become New England Confectionary Company. Once production picked up, Oliver quickly shifted over to the lacking confectionary business.
Today, his invention is considered to be the first American candy-making machine. This new machine resembled a hand-cranked pasta maker and would quickly roll out, flatten, and cut the lozenge dough into perfect uniform little discs. Appropriately during America's industrial age, in 1847, he came up with the idea for a machine that would streamline this process and allow him to up the production of these lozenges immensely. Oliver Chase recognized how tedious and complicated the process of creating these lozenges was. Oliver Chase was a pharmacist based out of Boston who saw how profitable getting in on the lozenge market could be. Within them were tiny slips of colored paper that donned messages such as "Married in satin, love will not be lasting" and "Married in pink, he will take to drink." Invention of the Lozenge Cutter Cockles were small candy crisps created by NECCO that were shaped like shells. However, before their inception, another treat would serve as inspiration for the conversational aspect of the candies. Later, conversation hearts would fulfill those sweet cravings. So, if your sweet tooth was calling, the pharmacist was who you wanted to see. Sugar at the time was also thought to have a variety of health benefits. They were used to address many health concerns – everything from sore throats to bad breath. These lozenges were created as an effortless – and often sweet – way to administer medicine that was otherwise unpleasant in taste. Precursors: Apothecary Lozenges and Cockles Candiesīack in the 1800s, an apothecary lozenge fad was swirling through the land at full-force.
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Once the dough is formed and flavored, it goes through a series of machines to be flattened, cut, and stamped into the recognizable little sweets. Their modern form was perfected by NECCO in 1866 from dough comprised of a mixture of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, gums, coloring, and flavoring. Each candy piece bears a short printed blurb that can be anywhere from corny to endearing. Conversation Hearts – From Store Shelves to Your Shelves Origins of Conversation Hearts Candy What are conversation hearts candy?Ĭonversation hearts, also sometimes called sweethearts, are small heart-shaped candies that are popular around Valentine's Day.
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