Wednesday, May 18, 2022

18 May 22

 This is a special day for people who love chocolate and peanut butter. It's "I Love Reese's Day"! Yes, in 2010 the Hershey Company organized an online petition to declare 18 May as "I Love Reese's Day," and it gathered great support. Harry Burnett Reese was working for the Hershey Company in the 1920s when he began creating candies in his own basement. He formed his own company in 1923, and created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in 1928, using Hershey's chocolate. In 1963 Reese's sons sold the company to Hershey. The date of 18 May was chosen because it is "sandwiched" (haha) between National Peanut Butter Lover's Day in March, and Chocolate Day in July. The peanut butter cups are a staple in our pantry all the time. I don't have a tie featuring Reese's cups -- and so I am substituting this one with orange and black diagonals -- but we do have a matching Christmas ornament on our tree every year!


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