Babe Ruth

Manufactured by Nestle

The photo is a vintage Baby Ruth Candy advertisement from 1939

Introduced in 1920 , this candy bar has fueled one of the great candy mysteries with speculation as to where it got it's name

Some say it was the great baseball slugger, while other's claim it was President Grover Cleveland's daughter.

Here's another piece of candy trivia:

The fabled Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bar were originally made by the now defunct Curtis Candy Company

The company president, Otto Schnering, used a unique, albeit dangerous, marketing ploy of dropping these candy bars out of planes over major cities

The candy is no longer manufactured by the Curtis Candy Company and distribution is, more often than not, by truck but they remain one of America's favorites candy bars

If you are ordering Cracker Jacks or doing a baseball related theme, these add a nice touch if only because of the name association

By the way, they are the OFFICAL candy bar of Major League Baseball