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Monday, July 23, 2018

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Spunk is a brand of Danish candy, launched in 1971 by Danish candy manufacturers Galle & Jessen and commonly sold in Denmark and Germany.


Video Spunk (candy)



History

In 1971 Galle & Jessen were looking for a name for their new candy. They came across the name "Spunk" in the Pippi Longstocking book Pippi in the South Seas, in which Pippi invents a word for which she can find no use. The boxes bear the name Spunk and a drawing of a "fantasy animal" made by an 8-year-old girl. As with the Danish Ga-Jol pastilles (also produced by Galle & Jessen), the boxes have a little saying or word of advice on the inside of the box lid.

Spunk comes in three versions:

  • pastilles made from salty liquorice and sold in a black box
  • wine gums of four different flavours and colours--red, yellow, green, and orange--sold in a green box
  • brown cola-flavoured wine gums sold in a brown box

Each box contains 20 or 23 grams of candy.


Maps Spunk (candy)



External links

  • Spunk review with pictures by the American blog "Don't get mad, get even."
  • Galle & Jessen Spunk home page (in Danish)
  • Review of Spunk (and other kinds of Danish liquorice) (in Danish)

Source of article : Wikipedia