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squirrel nut zippers

A Squirrel Nut Zipper is a delicious vanilla nut caramel, first introduced in 1926 by the Squirrel Brand Company whose primary products are nuts. Squirrel Brand's managers developed the formula for a vanilla nut caramel to complement their chocolate caramel candy. The only thing missing was a name. One of the managers came across an article in a local newspaper documenting the arrest for public drunkenness of a resident who had to be talked down from a tree by the police. When they got him down and asked him to explain himself he said "it must have been the Nut Zipper" referring to a local alcoholic concoction, popular then. Squirrel Brand's managers decided, this would be the perfect name for our new candy.

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Uploaded on May 16, 2017
Taken on May 15, 2017