Months later, in the midterm elections, Democrats swept into control of the House and Senate. McCarthy had become a liability to his party. In less than a year, McCarthy was censured (reprimanded) by the Senate and his position as a prominent force of anti-communism ended.
Maynard the younger wished to market his candies as being so good that they should be appreciated like a fine wine. Therefore he called them wine gums and labeled them with wine names. Source(s): http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0...aynard the younger wished to market his candies as being so good that they should be appreciated like a fine wine. Therefore he called them wine gums and labeled them with wine names. Source(s): http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0...
It would be an easy mistake to make. Each wine gum is actually printed with the words âport,â âsherry,â âburgundy,â âchampagne,â and âclaret,â even though the real flavors are more like strawberry, tangerine, and lime. When I visited some fellow Britophiles last summer, I came away with a bundle of British goodies, including a package of wine gums.