Baby Ruth Candy
Delancey Street, NYC - taken March, 1997

Baby Ruth was developed in 1921 and named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, who died at the age of twelve.

Curtis's Candy of Chicago [1921-1964] sold Baby Ruth to Standard Brands when they dissolved, then bought by Nabisco, and in 1990, the candy bar was acquired by the Nestle Food Corp.

Ad circa 1930.

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