Spunk is a brand of
Danish
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* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
candy, launched in 1971 by Danish candy manufacturers
Galle & Jessen and commonly sold in Denmark and
Germany
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.
History
In 1971 Galle & Jessen were looking for a name for their new candy. They came across the name "Spunk" in the
Pippi Longstocking
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book ''Pippi in the South Seas'', in which Pippi invents a word for which she can find no use. The boxes bear the name ''Spunk'' and a drawing of a "fantasy animal" made by an 8-year-old girl. As with the Danish
Ga-Jol pastilles (also produced by Galle & Jessen), the boxes have a little saying or word of advice on the inside of the box lid.
Varieties
Spunk comes in three versions:
* pastilles made from
salty liquorice and sold in a black box
*
wine gum
Wine gums (or winegums) are chewy, firm pastille-type sweets similar to gumdrops without the sugar coating, originating from the United Kingdom. All brands have their own recipes containing various sweeteners, flavourings, and colourings. Wine ...
s of four different flavours and colours—red, yellow, green, and orange—sold in a green box
* brown
cola
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-flavoured wine gums sold in a brown box
Each box contains 20 or 23 grams of candy.
External links
{{Commons category, Spunk (candy)
Spunk review with picturesby the American blog "Don't get mad, get even."
Galle & Jessen Spunk home page(in Danish)
Review of Spunk (and other kinds of Danish liquorice)(in Danish)
Danish confectionery
Candy
Liquorice (confectionery)
Brand name confectionery