Charleston Chew 3568774 222223593 2008-06-28T04:49:58Z 24.140.45.46 [[Image:CharlestonChew.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Miniature Charleston Chews.]] '''Charleston Chew''' is a [[candy bar]] consisting of flavored [[taffy]] covered in imitation [[chocolate]]. (Since the "chocolatey coating" uses vegetable fats instead of cocoa butter, it cannot legally be called chocolate.) Created in 1922 by the Fox-Cross Candy Company, the candy was named for the [[Charleston (dance)|Charleston]], a popular dance at that time. The company was purchased in 1957 by Nathan Sloan who doubled the size of the production line before he sold the company to [[Nabisco]] in 1980. Although he did not invent the Charleston Chew, he did change the candy's original blueprint, chocolate-covered vanilla taffy. In the 1970s, he introduced such new flavors as chocolate and [[strawberry]]. [[Tootsie Roll Industries]] purchased Charleston Chew from the [[Warner-Lambert Company]] in 1993. The candy is available in [[vanilla]], chocolate, and strawberry flavors. At one time there was a fourth flavor, [[banana]]. ''Charleston Mini Chews'' are a bite-sized, similarly-shaped version of the candy bar, introduced in 1998. In 2006 a spherical version of the Minis, about the same size as [[Milk Duds]], was introduced. Charleston Chew has made an impact on popular culture, being referenced in an episode of [[A Taste of Freedom|Futurama]], and the second movie. [[Eminem]] sings "And I'm still loco enough to choke you to death with a Charleston Chew" in [[Forgot About Dre]]. [[Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)]] made reference to Charleston Chews with 'Ozzy Osbourne' saying, "...I'll take Charleston Chews for 60millions." Charleston Chew candy bars have been used to demonstrate [[rheology]] (the effects of temperature and strain rate on the deformation of materials) to students in university [[geology]] labs.<ref>[http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_75472.htm 2004 "Deformation of Charleston Chew Candy Bars as a Rheology Analogue in the Structural Geology Classroom"], Paper No. 145-8, Geological Society of America, Denver Annual Meeting, Nov. 7–10, 2004</ref> == Footnotes == <div class="references-small"> <references/> </div> ==References== *[http://www.tootsie.com/cc.html Tootsie Roll Industries Charleston Chews product page] *[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/business/18sloane.html?ref=obituaries Associated Press via ''The New York Times'' (Aug. 18, 2006): Nathan Sloane, 97, Candy Bar Maker, Dies"] {{Tootsie Roll confectionery products}} [[Category:Candy bars]] [[Category:Tootsie Roll brands]] {{confection-stub}}