Crows (candy) 1290435 225676165 2008-07-14T21:14:45Z 204.144.184.242 /* History */ [[Image:Cx crows new.jpg|frame|right|Contemporary Crows box.]] '''Crows''' are a [[Liquorice (confectionery)|licorice candy]] similar in shape and texture to [[Dots (candy)|Dots]]. ==History== Crows were invented in the 1890s by confectioners Ernest Von Au and Joseph Maison. The Black Crows trademark was registered in 1911<ref>[http://grutch.home.pipeline.com/crows.htm Page Not Found<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Originally, Crows were to be called "Black Rose," but the printer misheard the name as "Black Crows" and printed wrappers with the wrong name on them<ref>[http://www.tootsie.com/dots.html Tootsie Roll Industries - Mason DOTS / Mason Crows<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In 1972, [[Tootsie Roll Industries]] acquired the Crows brand by purchasing ''Mason Division from Candy Corporation of America''. Crows fell out of favor with Americans in the mid-80s only to face a resurgence in popularity in the early 2000s which many attribute to Professor Nick Hossin of Evanston, Il. ==References== <references/> {{Tootsie Roll confectionery products}} [[Category:Tootsie Roll brands]]