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Volume XV, Advanced Edition 4
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September 17, 2012
100 YEARS OF LIFE SAVERS
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Life Savers come in many flavors.
For 100 years, people have been sharing Life Savers. Chocolate
maker Clarence Crane invented Life Savers candy in 1912. He knew
people did not buy as much chocolate in the summer. The warm
temperatures made chocolate melt. Clarence decided to make “summer
candy” that did not melt. The hard candy was shaped like a life preserver.
A life preserver is a ring that floats in the water. It can save a drowning
person’s life. So Clarence named the candies “Life Savers.” The first Life
Savers were peppermint flavored.
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Everyone loves to share Life Savers®.
By 1919, other flavors were added. These flavors included
licorice, chocolate, cinnamon and even violet! The candy rings were
put together in a roll. The roll was wrapped in foil, just as it is today.
Today, machines wrap the rolls. In the beginning, each roll was
wrapped by hand. A roll cost only five cents. The Five-Flavor® roll
was first made in 1935. It was the first roll with more than one flavor.
The roll had pineapple, lime, orange, cherry and lemon Life Savers.
People especially liked sharing this roll. Everyone could choose
their favorite flavor.
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Life Savers® candy had
an important job in the
1940s. Millions of Americans
left the U.S. to fight overseas
in World War II. Life Savers
sent over 23 million boxes
of the candy to U.S. soldiers.
These students are packing care packages for soldiers.
The candy rolls fit in the
soldier’s pockets and would
not melt. Soldiers could
take a break and share a
quick snack with each other.
Life Savers were a small
reminder of home. Even
today, many people send
“care packages” to soldiers
A care package from home is always exciting for every soldier.
overseas and include
Life Savers.
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People have shared Life Savers® for 100 years.
More than 46 billion Life Savers are now made each year! There have
been over 40 different flavors made. Do you have a favorite Life Saver
flavor? The top seller is orange. Other big sellers are cherry, wintergreen
and butter rum. Life Savers have been sweet, sour, fruity and minty. Life
Savers have even been made into suckers and gummies. Life Savers
is celebrating 100 years of great candy. The company celebrated by
sharing money with 100 charities. Do you want to celebrate too? Open a
roll of your favorite Life Savers and share them with your friends!
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1. WHAT is the main idea of this story?
Life Savers® were invented 100 years ago and people have enjoyed sharing
them ever since.
A life preserver floats in the water.
A roll of Life Savers only cost five cents in 1935.
2. CIRCLE True or False about the following statements:
The first Life Savers were only chocolate flavored.
True
False
The candy could fit in a soldier’s pocket and would not melt.
True
False
More than 460 billion Life Savers are now made each month.
True
False
3. ANSWER these questions about the story:
Who named the candies “Life Savers”? __________________________________
When were the licorice-flavored Life Savers added? ________________________
What were all the flavors in the Five-Flavor® roll?___________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4. NUMBER these events in the order they happened:
_____ The Five-Flavor roll was first made in 1935.
_____ Clarence Crane invented Life Savers candy in 1912.
_____ In the 1940s, over 23 million boxes of Life Savers were sent to U.S. soldiers.
5. IDENTIFY some Life Savers flavors.
liver and onions
cherry
peppermint
butter rum
peanut butter and jelly
orange
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1. WHAT would you like to invent?
Why?
2. WHAT other foods are better in hot weather than cold?
3. WHY do you think Life Savers reminded the soldiers of home?
4. Is eating fruit Life Savers as healthy as eating fruit? WHY or why not?
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Index for Photographs
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Engr%20Co.JPG
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