Volume XV, Advanced Edition 4 n2y.com 100 YEARS OF LIFE SAVERS. Life Savers come in many fl avors.

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1 news-2-you Volume XV, Advanced Edition 4 n2y.com September 17, YEARS OF LIFE SAVERS Life Savers come in many fl avors. For 100 years, people have been sharing Life Savers. Chocolate maker Clarence Crane invented Life Savers candy in He knew people did not buy as much chocolate in the summer. The warm temperatures made chocolate melt. Clarence decided to make summer candy that did not melt. The hard candy was shaped like a life preserver. A life preserver is a ring that floats in the water. It can save a drowning person s life. So Clarence named the candies Life Savers. The first Life Savers were peppermint flavored. September 17, n2y, Inc. page 1

2 news page Everyone loves to share Life Savers. By 1919, other flavors were added. These flavors included licorice, chocolate, cinnamon and even violet! The candy rings were put together in a roll. The roll was wrapped in foil, just as it is today. Today, machines wrap the rolls. In the beginning, each roll was wrapped by hand. A roll cost only five cents. The Five-Flavor roll was first made in It was the first roll with more than one flavor. The roll had pineapple, lime, orange, cherry and lemon Life Savers. People especially liked sharing this roll. Everyone could choose their favorite flavor. September 17, n2y, Inc. page 2

3 news page Life Savers candy had an important job in the 1940s. Millions of Americans left the U.S. to fi ght overseas in World War II. Life Savers sent over 23 million boxes of the candy to U.S. soldiers. These students are packing care packages for soldiers. The candy rolls fi t in the soldier s pockets and would not melt. Soldiers could take a break and share a quick snack with each other. Life Savers were a small reminder of home. Even today, many people send care packages to soldiers A care package from home is always exciting for every soldier. overseas and include Life Savers. September 17, n2y, Inc. page 3

4 news page People have shared Life Savers for 100 years. More than 46 billion Life Savers are now made each year! There have been over 40 different fl avors made. Do you have a favorite Life Saver fl avor? The top seller is orange. Other big sellers are cherry, wintergreen and butter rum. Life Savers have been sweet, sour, fruity and minty. Life Savers have even been made into suckers and gummies. Life Savers is celebrating 100 years of great candy. The company celebrated by sharing money with 100 charities. Do you want to celebrate too? Open a roll of your favorite Life Savers and share them with your friends! September 17, n2y, Inc. page 4

5 review page 1. WHAT is the main idea of this story? Life Savers were invented 100 years ago and people have enjoyed sharing them ever since. A life preserver floats in the water. A roll of Life Savers only cost five cents in CIRCLE True or False about the following statements: The first Life Savers were only chocolate flavored. The candy could fit in a soldier s pocket and would not melt. More than 460 billion Life Savers are now made each month. True True True False False False 3. ANSWER these questions about the story: Who named the candies Life Savers? When were the licorice-flavored Life Savers added? What were all the flavors in the Five-Flavor roll? 4. NUMBER these events in the order they happened: The Five-Flavor roll was first made in Clarence Crane invented Life Savers candy in In the 1940s, over 23 million boxes of Life Savers were sent to U.S. soldiers. 5. IDENTIFY some Life Savers flavors. liver and onions peppermint cherry butter rum peanut butter and jelly orange September 17, n2y, Inc. page 5

6 think page 1. WHAT would you like to invent? Why? 2. WHAT other foods are better in hot weather than cold? 3. WHY do you think Life Savers reminded the soldiers of home? 4. Is eating fruit Life Savers as healthy as eating fruit? WHY or why not? September 17, n2y, Inc. page 6

7 Index for Photographs Page 1- life-savers-400x400.jpg Page 2- Page 3- Page 3- Engr%20Co.JPG Page 4- s1600/5flavors_angled_v1.jpg September 17, n2y, Inc. page 7