Description: About this item Turkish Taffy was invented in 1912 by Austrian immigrant Herman Herer. He sold the rights to M. Schwarz & Sons of Newark, New Jersey,[1][2] which were acquired in 1936 by Victor Bonomo, a Sephardic Jew whose father, Albert J. Bonomo, had emigrated from İzmir, Turkey, and founded the Bonomo Company in Coney Island, New York, in 1897 to produce saltwater taffy and hard candies.[3]According to Tico Bonomo, son of Victor, Turkish Taffy "was not really a taffy, but what is technically known as a short nougat," consisting of a batter of corn syrup and egg whites that was cooked and then baked. It was also not Turkish but was created after World War II in the Bonomo factory. It has been marketed in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and banana flavors.Turkish Taffy was originally sold in large sheets to Woolworth's stores, where pieces were broken off with a ball-peen hammer at the counter and sold by weight. In the late 1940s, the company released a version in candy-bar size which the purchaser could whack against a hard surface to break into bite-sized pieces. This property of being shattered or broken by sudden shock but still pliable and soft when chewed is possible because the candy is a non-Newtonian fluid.[citation needed] Since the pieces were both chewy and slow-melting in the mouth, it was a favorite for the frugal customer.[3] A bar still cost 5¢ in the 1960s. By that time, it was marketed by Gold Medal Candy Corporation of Brooklyn, New York.In 1949, Turkish Taffy became one of the first forms of candy advertised and marketed on television when Bonomo created and sponsored The Magic Clown on NBC Television. Tico Bonomo specifically cited the decision to use television as instrumental in the popularity of the candy-bar sized taffys.[4]In 1980, the candy became part of the Tootsie Roll Industries of Chicago line of candies. It was discontinued in 1989.[3]
Price: 27 USD
Location: Irwin, Pennsylvania
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Expiration Date: 04/07/2025
Brand: Bonomo
Food Aisle: Pantry
Type: Taffy Bar
Form: Taffy
Packaging: Box
Product: Chocolate Sweet & Assortment
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Flavor: Chocolate
Item Weight: 3
