Baby Ruth

Baby Ruth is a candy bar which is made of chocolate-covered peanuts and nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like fudge than is found in many other American candy bars.

Related Topics:
Candy bar - Chocolate - Peanut - Nougat - Fudge

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Although the name of the candy bar sounds nearly identical to the name of the famous baseball player, Babe Ruth, the Curtiss Candy Company has traditionally claimed that it was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Ruth Cleveland. Nonetheless, the bar first appeared in 1921, as Babe Ruth's fame was on the rise and long after Cleveland had left the White House and 16 years after his daughter had died. Moreover, the company had failed to negotiate an endorsement deal with Ruth, and many saw the naming of the bar as a way to avoid having to pay the baseball player any royalties. Ironically, Curtiss successfully shut down a rival bar that was approved by, and named for, Ruth, on the grounds that the names were too similar.

Related Topics:
Baseball - Babe Ruth - Curtiss Candy Company - President - Grover Cleveland - Ruth Cleveland - Royalties

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As if to tweak their own official denial of the name's origin, after Babe Ruth's Called Shot at Wrigley Field in the 1932 World Series, the Chicago-based Curtiss company installed an illuminated advertising sign for Baby Ruth, on the roof of one of the flats across Sheffield Avenue, near where Ruth's home run ball had landed in center field. The sign stood for some four decades before finally being removed.

Related Topics:
Babe Ruth's Called Shot - Wrigley Field - 1932 - World Series

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After a series of mergers and acquisitions, the candy bar is now produced by Nestlé.

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