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The Sweetest Candy

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Bon Bon is, of course, the Confectioner. I had to do an awful lot of research for this one, but it was time well spend. The history of Victorian confectionery is really fascinating! The people were of course obsessed with giant fancy decorated cakes and sweets. That was also the time some candy was actually invented. But what I liked the most was what was used as a food coloring. For example gold, for yellow. And arsenic for blue. So, yeah, don't underestimate these pretty candy balls in her hair. They're reaaaallly deadly.

Oh, and for those who are curious. The piece of candy in her mouth is an 19th century lollipop. They were made of chocolate rather than hard candy back then.

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" But what I liked the most was what was used as a food coloring. For example gold, for yellow. And arsenic for blue"

Whaaaat?! O_o Why on Earth would Victorian confectioners even have thought about using arsenic to dye their candy in blue?
Arsenic was back then known to be a poison already for decades, if not outright centuries.