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Deaths. 20 or 21 [a] In 1858 a batch of sweets in Bradford, England, was accidentally adulterated with poisonous arsenic trioxide. About five pounds (two kilograms) of sweets were sold to the public, leading to around 20 deaths and over 200 people suffering the effects of arsenic poisoning. The adulteration of food had been practised in Britain ...
Love Hearts. Love Hearts. Love Hearts are a type of confectionery manufactured by Swizzels Matlow in the United Kingdom. [1] They are hard, tablet -shaped sweets featuring a short, love-related message on one side of the sweet. They are an updated version of Victorian-era conversation lozenges.
The company's factory in Fleetwood. A selection of Fisherman's Friend lozenges. Fisherman's Friend is a brand of strong menthol lozenges manufactured by the Lofthouse company in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Taiwanese language label, circa 1980's with metal box packaging. Back of 1980's metal box packaging with Taiwanese label; imported from UK.
A gift from King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, it is a necklace in design and set with brilliant and baguette cut diamonds. King Faisal bought the necklace, made by the American jeweller Harry Winston, and presented it to Elizabeth II while on a state visit to the United Kingdom in 1967. Before his departure, she wore it to a banquet at the ...
May 1, 1985. Enid and her boyfriend George are involved in a plane accident; Enid's injury - paralysis from the waist down - halts George from breaking up with her. Meanwhile, Jessica and Lila take a cooking course, mainly to drool over the scrumptious French chef. Ghostwritten by Amy Boesky.
Tunes (confectionery) Tunes are a brand of lozenge, manufactured by Mars Wrigley Confectionery in the United Kingdom. It is marketed as a cough sweet, or anti-congestant lozenge, containing eucalyptus oil and menthol. It is a relative of the now discontinued brand of Spangles, and shares the same packaging and dimensions of that brand.
Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) and to the works they jointly created. The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are ...
The word "dessert" originated from the French word desservir "to clear the table" and the negative of the Latin word servire. [2] There are a wide variety of desserts in western cultures, including cakes, cookies, biscuits, gelatins, pastries, ice creams, pies, puddings, and candies. Fruit is also commonly found in dessert courses because of ...