The Fascinating Origins of Your Favorite Halloween Candies
© Junior Mints
Junior Mints
Junior Mints were introduced to the candy market in 1949 in Cambridge, Massachusetts by the James O. Welch Company. The name grew out of a pun on a play based on Sally Benson's Junior Miss story collection from The New Yorker.
The name stuck with Welch, who was a spectator at the play, and he eventually used it to influence the name of his miniature chocolate-covered mint patties six years later.
Today, the brand is owned and produced by Tootsie Roll Industries, which makes more than 15 million Junior Mints every day.
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This French tarte tatin is golden, caramelized apple perfection!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 puff pastry
- 6 apples, sliced
- 3 oz. chilled butter, chopped into chunks
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
METHOD
- Roll out a puff pastry.
- Lay out the apple slices in a pan.
- Add chunks of butter on top of the apples.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar on top.
- Cook for 20 minutes in oven at 350°F, to caramelize the apples.
- Place puff pastry on top of the caramelized apples.
- Cook for 15 minutes at 350°F.
- Enjoy!