![]() Sunline was sold to the U.K.’s Rowntree Mackintosh, which was then bought out by Switzerland’s Nestlé. “Not that it is a great flavor-it is not fantastic, but it is iconic.”įor decades, Sunline (and later Sunmark) was a major player in the candy industry, but it eventually fell into foreign hands. “Any candy flavor I ever come across is measured against the Pixy Stix grape,” she says. To Cybele May, the sweets queen behind Candy Blog, Pixy Stix are classic Americana. This direct method of sugar delivery induced raging highs that kept kids up well past bedtime. Giant Pixy Stix, which came along a little later, packed roughly three tablespoons of sugar into a 21-inch plastic tube. In the ’60s, Smith decided to press the same mixture into a tablet form that he dubbed SweeTarts. The latter were sold individually for a penny or in a cellophane pack with all five flavors for a nickel. Rather than scrap the whole idea, he simply decided to leave the beverage business behind to become a candy man.īy the 1950s, his Sunline candy company had paired the pouches of powder with a spoon or candy stick in Lik-M-Aid (now Fun Dip) and repackaged it in straws as Pixy Stix. Frutola didn’t take off as he intended, but Smith noticed some children eating the sweet dust directly. Though the recipe for Kool-Aid was hardly complicated, Smith wanted to make things even easier for Mom, so he put all of the sugar right in the pouch. Louisan named John Fish Smith created a drink mix called Frutola. Inhale at the wrong moment, and a bit of tingly Pixy dust would sneak up the nose. Leave the powder there long enough, and the citric acid would burn. Just the thought of those paper straws full of dextrose takes this old man back to a simpler time when all of a child’s problems would melt along with the sugar dissolving on his tongue. It’s literally pure sugar, but I know that Halloween is a fun time of the year.Ah, Pixy Stix. I also can’t believe I enjoyed Pixy Stix when I was younger. Their was no other suspect, and the evidence against him clearly showed the police had arrested the right man. ![]() Ronald deserved to be hated for what he did to his son, and knowing that he tried to say he was innocent makes me angry. I don’t believe in the death penalty, I believe that people should spend their life in prison for taking the lives of others. He also tried to murder 4 other innocent kids. He did it knowing his son was naive, and wanted candy. All Timothy wanted was to go out and trick or treat, and his scumbag dad wanted to kill him for money. He pleaded not guilty.Īpparently after he was executed, many people outside were yelling things like “trick or treat” and showering people with candy. He was indicted on one count of capital murder and four counts of attempted murder. Ronald was arrested on November 5th, 1974, for Timothy’s murder. He continued to tell police he was innocent, even though the evidence was piling up. He also visited a chemical supply store in Houston to buy cyanide. Ronald had called the insurance company the day after Timothy died, about collecting the policy on his son. He had taken out life insurance policies on his kids. His car was also about to repossessed and their house was going to be foreclosed on. They found out that Ronald was over $100,000 in debt, and was unable to keep a job. Hobby Airport, and wasn't home until 11pm on Halloween.Īll of their leads led back to the same person, Ronald. He was an air traffic controller at William P. He was almost immediately ruled out, because he was at work that night. The house belonged to a man named Courtney Melvin. He said all he could see was the man’s “hairy” arm. He said he couldn't remember, and the person who owned the house had opened the door just a crack, and gave him the candy. The police tried to get Ronald to re-trace his steps and tell them where he got the candy. The Pixy Stix were opened, refilled with potassium powder, and were resealed and stapled. The last child they had track down was unable to get his candy open, as it was stapled shut. The police were able to recover all the candy. While they were doing the autopsy, the examiner stated that their was “a scent of almonds coming from the boy’s mouth.” The autopsy found that the Pixy Stix was laced with potassium cyanide.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |