Jelly beans have a hard sugar coating ... (They weren’t necessarily a penny apiece -- 10 cents would get you a 1-pound bag of gumdrops.) Some unknown American candy maker had the bright idea ...

thousands of pounds of red, white and blue Jelly Belly jelly beans. Among these patriotic treats was a specially created flavor that would go on to become one of the company's most popular offerings.

"Today, Jelly Belly is the world's #1 gourmet jelly bean ... to hang out in that sweet shower?) The beans then tumble out into large trays, weighing 25 pounds each, which are stacked by large ...

thousands of pounds of red, white and blue Jelly Belly jelly beans. Among these patriotic treats was a specially created flavor that would go on to become one of the company's most popular offerings.