Milk Duds

In 1928, Hoffman and Company of Chicago tried to manufacture a spherical, chocolate-covered caramel candy. Because they were unsuccessful in achieving the spherical shape, the candies were called "duds". This inspired the candy's name, "Milk Duds". In the same year, Holloway took over Hoffman and Company and the production of Milk Duds. In 1960 Holloway sold Hoffman and Co. to Beatrice Foods. ==Ingredients==

In 2008, the Hershey Company eliminated the recipe's relatively expensive cocoa butter, substituting cheaper oils in order to retain its then current price. There is also no milk in the new recipe, having been replaced with VersiLac (a dairy solids solution) in order to be more profitable. Hershey's changed the description of the product and altered the packaging slightly, along with the ingredients. According to United States Food and Drug Administration food labeling laws, a chocolate-flavored coating that does not contain cocoa butter can not legally be described as milk chocolate and are instead described as "chocolate candy," as having "chocolate coating" or as "candy made with chocolate and caramel." 2024 ingredients :Corn Syrup :Sugar :Vegetable Oil (one or more of the following) :::Palm Oil :::Shea Oil :::Sunflower Oil :::Palm Kernel Oil :::Safflower Oil :Dextrose :Nonfat Milk :Reduced Protein Whey :Chocolate :Contains 2% or Less of: :::Brown sugar :::Mono and Diglycerides :::Whey :::Baking Soda :::Confectioner’s Glaze :::Salt :::Tapioca Dextrin :::Lecithin :::Vanillin (artificial flavoring) ==See also==