Necco Wafer: 1847 Oliver Chase invented a machine and the abomination called the 'Hub Wafer' was born. People thought this candy was delicious. They could not get enough of the chalky candy.

Necco stands for New England Confectionary Company. It's the oldest candy company in the U.S. Although the wafer was invented in 1847, the company wasn't called Necco until 1901, when the wafer maker merged with two other candy companies.

  • Union Soldiers carried the 'hub wafers' during the Civil War.
  • Admiral Richard Byrd took 2 tons of Necco's on his polar expedition in the 30's. Since Necco has an impressing shelf life, I guess this was a decent idea.
  • During WWII, the factory manufactured war materials. Necco Wafers were a part of a solders rations.
  • Also, it was a type of tradition to paper someone's house if they passed out Neccos as a Trick or Treat on Halloween.

Well that's some of the interesting facts about the Necco Wafer.

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