Squirrel Nut Zippers, born in Massachusetts and named after a Vermont drunk, left for Texas in 1999 but since returned to their New England roots. The candy dates back nearly a century, to a time when New England was the ...

The Maine potato candy known as the needham was always overshadowed by the whoopie pie, but generations of Mainers have nonetheless revered the sweet confection. Mainers find needhams in their Christmas stockings. Maine moms get them in gift boxes on ...