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The Milky Way bar was born in a Minneapolis diner 100 years ago The idea came from Frank Mars' son as the two sat in a Minneapolis diner.
Actor Pedro Pascal narrates the time-traveling journey through space at the American Museum of Natural History.
Bake irresistible dark chocolate Milky Way cookies with a hint of sea salt. Easy, fun recipe that’s perfect for any chocolate (and candy) lover!
Which makes Milky Way suitable for melting down in water to make hot chocolate. Like a lot of us who came up in the '60s, I assumed the name had something to do with the Milky Way galaxy.
One hundred years ago, in 1923, the first Milky Way bar was made and sold in Minneapolis. Within a year, sales reached $800,000 — the equivalent of more than $14 million in today’s dollars ...
The Minnesota candyman was having limited success with his Mar-O-Bar. The chocolate-coated whipped cream confection was too fragile to travel far and looked destined to join previous failures. As h… ...
Now, for a brief period, it's possible for you to catch a direct glimpse of the Milky Way. The Milky Way -- no, not the candy bar -- is Earth's home galaxy.
Next year the Milky Way candy bar turns 100. Not the one in my cupboard, mind you, but Milky Way bars in general. So I’d like to share with you a use for Milky Way bars that inventor Frank C ...
That mechanical enrobing was key to the Milky Way's success — it coated the sides of the bar evenly and advanced the industry beyond time-consuming hand-dipped chocolates.