reason it all popped off is they created it right before World War II, and in World War II they made this deal with the government that in every soldier’s bag were M&M’s.”
History TV’s official website also explained, “After the US entered the war, the candies were exclusively sold to the military, enabling the heat-resistant, and easy-to-transport chocolate to be included in American soldiers’ rations. By the time the war was over and the GIs returned home, they were hooked.”
Do You Know What The Different Colors Stand For?
Interestingly, M&M’s candies have their own colors and symbolism behind them- as well as a distinctly different flavor. The Red M&M is a milk-based product- either milk chocolate, or dark chocolate peanut butter and is quite crispy. This symbolizes a genius IQ and physical prowess. The next color, Yellow, has the flavor of peanut and dark chocolate peanut and is one of the official, original colors. The Blue one has the flavor of raspberry, almond, or dark chocolate. This candy was created in 1995 after it was elected as the new branding color for the candies.
Green M&M’s are the anthropomorphic M&M created with a beauty that belies description. Orange is the spokescandy for Crispy M&Ms and Pretzel M&Ms. This color is quite paranoid, and nervous because it feels that it would be the first to be eaten considering how delicious it looks. Brown belongs to Ms. Brown- which is one of the newest colors and spokes candies. This is the original milk chocolate according to rumors, but according to the website it has flavorings of fudge brownie.
Initially, M&M’s didn’t have the signature M stamp till 1950. This is when the customers were asked to look for it in every piece, in order to guarantee authenticity. This interesting tidbit of information did fascinate people on social media. One individual commented, “Oh boy was I invested.” Another user went on to comment, “Love food history.” And finally, a third user stated, “Now this is history I’m interested in.”
