Fun Food Facts - Candy Canes and M&M's

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Two popular treats around the holidays are Candy Canes and M&M's. I use Candy Canes to put on the tree and can't resist having one as a sweet snack. Same with M&M's which I keep in a party dish. I also bake M&M cookies. Anyway, I've also discovered some unusual facts about these two favorite junk foods. Check them out below.... CANDY CANES Is there a right or wrong way to eat a Candy Cane? There really isn't but there is a preference. According to the National Confectioners Association 58% of consumers eat the stick portion of this striped treat first. -How do you eat yours? Stick side or curved side first? M&M'S What's with the small letter m on the candy that "melts in your mouth not in your hand?" M&M's hit the candy market in the 1940's and they were instantly popular. The idea for these button sized treats came about from Forrest Mars Sr., son of founder Frank C. Mars, who observed British soldiers during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's eating British-made Smartie-sized chocolate pellets. They had a colored shell which prevented them from melting. Mars developed his own patent and process to produce this chocolate snack and later added the letter "m" to the hard shell. But why? The reason was to trademark them against competitors who would try to imitate them. And to further make M&M's unique they added the slogan "Look for the m on every piece." -What's your favorite color M&M and do like plain or peanut? And do you know what the M&M stands for? Sources- The Daily Meal and Wikipedia