Can you help me on something. As a kid I remember getting Milk Duds at the pool in different flavors like: Cherry, Banana, and Grape. They came in a square box and were in wax paper bag inside the box. This would have been around the mid 1970’s. Can anyone confirm this ?
I remember the banana, because that was my favorite flavor.
(Also liked the banana chewing gum cigars.)
Here’s their web site. Maybe you can find a place to ask them directly
MILK DUDS Chocolate Covered Caramels
MILK DUDS Chocolate Covered Caramels
In 1928, Milton J. Holloway took over F. Hoffman & Company of Chicago, the original manufacturer of Milk Duds chocolate covered caramels.
The Milk Duds name came about because the original idea was to have a perfectly round piece. Since this was found to be impossible, the word “duds” was used. The word “milk” was used to reflect the large amount of milk in the product.
Holloway sold the business to Beatrice Foods in 1960. Leaf purchased the business in 1986 and, in 1992, the production of Milk Duds moved to Leaf’s Robinson, Illinois, plant. Hershey Foods Corporation acquired the Leaf North America confectionery operations from Huhtamaki Oy of Helsinki, Finland in 1996.
Note: I turns out The Perfect Master also found the above site
Why are Milk Duds called Milk Duds?
I guess that means it’s a worthy topic.