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PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon

By Shawn Peterson
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By Shawn Peterson
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The world’s one-and-only PEZ historian dispenses fun facts on the candy’s evolution from smoking substitute to childhood treat to pop culture collectible.

PEZ is an American classic and a staple of many childhood memories. Yet it originated in Austria, where PEZ began in 1927 as compressed peppermint tablets marketed as an alternative to smoking. Upon arrival in the United States in 1952, PEZ quickly took a new direction, adding fruit flavors and three-dimensional character heads to top th...

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HistoryUnited States HistoryUnited States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic RegionNortheastern & Middle Atlantic Region - History - General & Miscellaneous