Have you ever wondered why........
 

A thread for useless (read: interesting) trivia. Post if you have the answer to the question "Have you ever wondered why?"


Q: Have you ever wondered why the candy is called "Milk Duds"?

A: Because back in the 1920s when the were developing the machinery to make them, they were suppose to come out completely round. But as they came off the machine, they continued to have a flat spot on the bottom. They called these "Duds" as they continued to try to fix it. Finally they gave up, and the name stuck. They now have the technology to make them round, but there's no since in changing it now.


Oh, and they do contain milk.

Info from the Food Network show "Unrapped".

Cool thread. Why is it in the DL forum?

I like watching Unwrapped, although I'm a foodie so I watch stuff like that.

I had always assumed that "Duds" was used as slang for "clothes," as in, clothed in milk chocolate.

I could watch Unwrapped all day, in spite of the horribly cheesy, pun-filled drivel that host Marc Summers is forced to read.

I love Milk Duds but they always get stuck in my dentures.
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I gave em up after one stole a filling from me.

I like the idea of Unwrapped, but 30 minutes of Marc Summers' voice is intolerable. That, and after I watched a few episodes I found their coverage of the processes not particularly interesting. Mr. Rogers did better factory tours.

I loved Mr Rogers factory tours!! I learned so much from that man, he will be sorely missed.

Oy! That's never happened to me. Yikes.
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Milk Duds make AWESOME slingshot ammo...