Walnettos
Walnettosare an American chewycaramel-walnutcandy.[1]
Walnettos were introduced by the J. N. Collins Company ofMinneapolis, Minnesota,in 1919.[1][A]Although originally not available in the summer,[2]Walnettos were one of America's most popular candies in the 1920s and 1930s.[3]Walnettos were later bought byPeter Pauland, as the candy declined in popularity,[4]passed through several other hands before being bought and resurrected by candy entrepreneur Sandy Licht in the 1980s.[3]Sandy Licht's daughter, Lisa Licht, is now running the company. They are currently made by Walnettos Incorporated ofValencia, California.
ComedianArte Johnson's dirty-old-man character Tyrone Horneigh on the popular 1968-1973 television comedyLaugh-Inused the tagline "Wanna Walnetto?",[5]which briefly entered popular culture as a minor comedic catchphrase[6][self-published source]and spurred sales.[7][8]
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[edit]- ^ab"About".Walnettos website.Walnettos, Inc.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
- ^"Full of Walnut Meats".Confectioner's Journal.48(571): 19. August 1922.RetrievedJuly 3,2014.
- ^abLee Zalben (October 20, 2011)."Have You Tried Walnettos, the Walnut Candy?".Serious Eats.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
- ^"Walnettos Tin 24oz".The Vermont Country Store website.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
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- ^Hal Erickson(2013)."Arte Johnson".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Baseline&All Movie Guide.Archived fromthe originalon November 7, 2013.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
- ^Hopple, Edwards R. (2009).Wise In The Road...Xlibris. p. 117.ISBN978-1-4415-0358-9.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
- ^Michael Hewitt (June 9, 2014)."Are these shows TV's 10 greatest fad series?".Orange County Register.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
- ^"Investor's Reader".Investor's Reader, Volumes 52-53.Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Beane. 1969.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.
- ^"Registered July 4, 1922".Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office.United States Government Printing Office. 1922.RetrievedJuly 4,2014.