On February 23, a small, chewy piece of American history gets its moment in the spotlight. National Tootsie Roll Day celebrates a candy that has outlived fashion trends, soda fountains, and countless other sweets that once filled glass jars on store counters. For more than 130 years, the Tootsie Roll has remained stubbornly, delightfully the same, a cocoa-flavored chew that refuses to melt, cru...
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