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"  What do you love about jelly beans? Is it the candy-coated exterior? Or the soft, gummy inside of these bean-shaped candies? While the world&amp;#039;s love for the tiny, colorful candies is undeniable, it seems that people don&amp;#039;t know a lot about this popular treats. Here are a few fascinating facts... Their origin is a mystery. According to the Candy Favorites website, the original jelly bean is thought to have been a combination of the first jelly candy, the Turkish Delight (which dates back thousands of years), and the hard-candy shell of Jordan Almonds created in the 17th century.  They have numerous war connections. The earliest reference to this jelly-bean ancestor is from the 1800s, when a Boston candy maker named William Schrafft advertised his jelly beans as a gift to send to Union soldiers fighting in the American Civil War. Jelly beans became a popular penny candy in the 1900s, when candy makers began using a French process called &amp;quot;panning&amp;quot; to sugar-coat the jelly interior. Jelly Beans returned to the spotlight during World War II when chocolate was less available.  More From Delish: Nostalgia Candy Quiz Ronald Reagan was a fan. President Reagan also helped expand the popularity of the jelly bean when he was in office, famously stating that, &amp;quot;we can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around the jar of jelly beans.&amp;quot; In fact, blueberry jelly beans were created specifically for the candy-crazed president so that he could serve a mix of red, white, and blue jelly beans to his guests. The Jelly Belly Company used to be known for other candies... The company technically dates back to 1960, when the Goelitz family brought their family candy-making business to the U.S. The Goelitz family candy shop was known for its candy corn, for making America&amp;#039;s first gummy bear, and for, you guessed it, making jelly beans of all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Now, the Jelly Belly company have 50 official jelly-bean flavors ranging from classics like cherry, bubblegum, and licorice to modern flavors such as crushed pineapple, chili mango, sizzling cinnamon, and cappuccino. Bad flavors of jelly beans are also being produced, such as the Harry Potter-inspired Bertie Bots Every Flavor Beans, which contain the occasional earwax bean, and Jelly Belly&amp;#039;s Bean Boozled line, which includes flavors such as dog food, pencil shavings, and barf mixed in among the usual flavors. More From Delish: Retro Candy from Yesteryear The look of the bean matters. While part of the novelty of buying a bag of jelly beans is not knowing which flavor you will pop into your mouth, sometimes it&amp;#039;s also fun to search for a favorite bean. When it comes to searching for a favorite flavor, we have a couple of recommendations: Pay close attention to different shades of the same color and search for the little color specs on certain multi-colored beans. For example, chocolate pudding, Dr. Pepper, A&amp;amp;amp;W Root Beer, and cappuccino jelly beans are all shades of brown. While chocolate pudding and Dr. Pepper are very similar looking, you can easily spot a cappuccino by the tiny white specs on the exterior of the bean. Root beer is also a slightly lighter hue than the other brown beans. The same goes for the green family of beans: juicy pear, green apple, lemon lime, kiwi, and margarita. Juicy pear and margarita are both distinguishable by their color specs, while green apple is a little darker and brighter than kiwi and lemon lime. What are your favorite flavors of jelly beans? Do you search for your favorite flavor or wait to be surprised? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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