How much do you know about this Easter basket staple?
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Come Easter, jelly beans get pulled to the front of the line. But how much do we know about this ubiquitous springtime sugary pod? We turned to Mobile-cuisine.com for some answers.
- The debut of the modern day jelly bean was given to Union Soldiers during the Civil War.
- A process called panning creates the harder outer shell while preserving the gooey center.
- National Jelly Bean Days are April 22 and July 24.
- No quick task, it takes 7-21 days to make a jelly bean.
- In the early 20th century, a man with no style or substance was called a jelly-bean.
- In the U.S., 16 billion jelly beans are made each year for Easter.
- For former President Ronald Reagan’s 1981 inauguration, 7,000 pounds of jelly beans were distributed.
