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Reese originally worked at a Hershey dairy farm in Hershey, Pennsylvania. From the very beginning of his candy company he used Hershey's chocolate in his confections. Harry's Peanut Butter Cups became so popular that Reese eventually discontinued his other lines.
Reese died in 1956 and passed the company on to his six sons. In 1963, the Reese Brothers merged the H.B. Reese Candy Company with the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and by 1969 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups became The Hershey Company's top seller.
Over the years, many variations of these Reese's Peanut Butter Cups have been produced, including different sizes and various chocolates (white, milk chocolate and dark chocolate, etc.).
Holiday editions
I worked as a cashier at a retail store and candy was displayed near the cash registers. It wasn't until I noticed the manager opening the latest orders of candy boxes that I discovered that there are holiday-themed candies now on display.
The one that caught my attention was the Reese's Peanut Butter Christmas Trees ~ Milk Chocolate and peanut butter in evergreen tree shapes. These are available mainly in November and December for the Christmas season.
Reese's also offers miniature Reese's cups in a Christmas bell shape and a milk chocolate-covered Reese's Snowman, wrapped in a snowman foil. The peanut butter snowman is three times larger than the peanut butter tree.
After doing a bit of research, I've learned that Christmas isn't the only holiday for which Reese's makes the peanut butter cup treats in holiday shapes. Each holiday shape is available for about two months around each holiday. A partial list is shown below:
- Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts for Valentine's Day
- Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs for Easter
- Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins and Ghosts for Halloween
- Reese's Peanut Butter Trees, Bells and Snowman for Christmas
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The Reese's Peanut Butter Trees are perfect for stocking stuffers, and any of the Reese's shapes, including the well-known 'cups', are great for holiday snacking.
So indulge your sweet tooth with a Reese's Peanut Butter Christmas Tree treat for the holidays.
(c) Wednesday Elf
So indulge your sweet tooth with a Reese's Peanut Butter Christmas Tree treat for the holidays.
(c) Wednesday Elf
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