What is National Peppermint Patty Day?
National Peppermint Patty Day honors a treat that millions of people enjoy around the world. Sink your teeth into the minty chocolate candy on February 11th each year..
On the Isle of Man (an island located in the northern Irish Sea), the Quiggin family made the oldest commercially made mint patty or cake. Four of the sons had been baking the cakes since 1840, but the Kendal Mint Cake Company was established in 1880 by four of the sons.
Peppermint patties were made in the United States as early as 1900 by regional confectioneries as early as 1900. Idaho Candy Company, Trudeau Candie's, and Pearson's are among the Idaho Candy Company, Trudeau Candie's.. Pearson's purchased Trudeau in 1951, both Minnesota businesses. Possibly the most well-known, but not the oldest, York Peppermint Patties were made by the York Cone Company of Pennsylvania's Pennsylvania.
York Peppermint Patties were first made in 1940 and exported regionally, much like other candy makers of the period. York dominated the market due to its firmness and crispness, while others were soft. The majority of the respondents were soft. Before it left the factory, a former York employee remembered that the final (sample) test of the patty had been called a "snap test." If the candy did not break clean in the middle, it did not make it into candy store shelves, not making it into candy store shelves.
Peter Paul Cadbury bought the firm in 1975 by Peter Paul Cadbury. Cadbury moved the factory to Reading, Pennsylvania, much to the company's and the locals of York's dread. The company later exported the popular treat around the country.
