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Holly Prz

From the great city of Brotherly Love, Currently Residing in California.

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Gibralters Rock Candy

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Gibralters Rock Candy

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

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Squid Ink Gelato

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Squid Ink Gelato

A jet-black, vanilla-flavored treat with hints of its marine origin.

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Trenary Toast

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Trenary Toast

Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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Mashed Potato-Filled Walnut Cakes

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Mashed Potato-Filled Walnut Cakes

Korean hodu kwaja is normally stuffed with red bean paste, but one bakery in Toronto slips in a delicious surprise.

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Grape Pie

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Grape Pie

Making this wine-flavored treat requires peeling two pounds of Concord grapes.

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Clear Toy Candy

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Clear Toy Candy

A Victorian favorite is hanging on in Pennsylvania.

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Persimmon Pudding

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Persimmon Pudding

One southern Indiana town cooks up this unique, time-honored dessert every September.

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Coffee Crisp

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Coffee Crisp

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

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Smearcase

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Smearcase

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.

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Peppermint Pig

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Peppermint Pig

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

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Southern Butter Rolls

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Southern Butter Rolls

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

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Ozark Pudding

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Ozark Pudding

Bess Truman made this dessert for Winston Churchill after his “Iron Curtain” speech.

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Lemon Stick

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Lemon Stick

This taste bud befuddler is a signature Baltimore sweet.

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The Persian

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The Persian

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.

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Shaker Lemon Pie

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Shaker Lemon Pie

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.

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Turkey Joints

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Turkey Joints

These eerily bone-like candies come with bumpy “joints” of nuts and chocolate “marrow” inside.

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White Potato Pie

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White Potato Pie

This velvety, vintage treat still has a fan base in Maryland.

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Lanzi's Cashew Nut & Rice Crunch

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Lanzi's Cashew Nut & Rice Crunch

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

This brandy-spiked recipe reveals the reclusive poet was actually a well-known baker.

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Cream Pull Candy

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Cream Pull Candy

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

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Sponge Candy

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Sponge Candy

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

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Reina Gattuso

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Chopped Cheese

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Chopped Cheese

This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.

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Ike Allen

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Steamed Cheeseburger

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Steamed Cheeseburger

For a juicier burger, steam it like a vegetable.

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Anne Ewbank

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Deep-Fried Peanuts

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Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

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