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...
Mastic gum comes from the resin (sap) of the Pistacia lenticus evergreen shrub, which is part of the cashew family. The reason mastic is called mastic gum, is that it was historically used as chewing gum, and as a spice for at least 2,400 years. It continues to be used as a spice in Greece, Turkey and Lebanon to flavour liquors, cakes, pastries, and desserts.