I love coming across candies from my youth. Goldenberg's Peanut Chews date back to 1917. They were created by Romanian immigrant David Goldenberg who created the Goldenberg Candy Company in 1890 in the city of brotherly love: Philadelphia.

What I didn't know was that Peanut Chews were originally one big bar 🤯🤯🤯 and that they were given to the doughboys of WWI as a ration bar. The bar went on sale in 1921 and in 1930 it was sold as in bite size pieces as it still is today. If only it was still sold as one big bar 🤤🤤🤤

The Just Born company (makers of Mike and Ike) bought the Goldenberg Candy Company in 2003. They kept the operations in Philly, making those delicious chews in the same facility they've always been made in. "Now that's chewin' it old school."

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subject:

Jacinto Caetano aka Jacinto JC (graphic artist)

photo by:

1) David Goldenberg 

2) Vincent Keith

3) Vaida Dharel aka Tiesiog Vaida

4) Hugo Burnand