frango mintsIt
really is small and square, so when you drop it on the tongue it melts
deliciously, oh-so-slowly in to a yummy lump of mint and chocolate. You
are truly missing out on one of Chocolates finest if youve never had a
Frangos Mint Chocolate.
Frango Mints are something of the
Andes-Candy-turned-bon-bon. With a filling of peppermint-flavored
ganache, enrobed inside a semisweet chocolate shell, they are simply
delicious.
These little individually wrapped Chocolates are
rectangular in shape, use a nice firm center and a smooth, minty truffle
taste and texture which will have you ever wanting more. chocolate gifts
A Trademark Flavor
Making
FrangosThe Frango trademark was applied when preparing for your opening
of the new Frederick & Nelson store at the corner of 5th Avenue and
Pine Street in Seattle. Once the store opened on September1918 and 3,
it boasted a tearoom in which fashion shows were held for the enjoyment
in the shoppers while they had lunch. Many diners finished their meal
having a Frango, a frozen dessert that arrived in certainly one of two
flavors: maple and orange.
The flaky confection was developed
with 32 percent butterfat -- triple the amount in regular ice cream. The
"Fr" may have been used to tie in the name with Frederick., though it
is unsure how the name Frango originated.
Delighting the Nation
Frangos
at FredricksThe tasty morsels were a massive success, aided by heavy
promotion from Gil Ridean, head of Frederick & Nelson's Food
Division. Packed within a white and green, eight-ounce tin, Frangos had
become the perfect gift for any occasion. Priced at 50 cents a tin, the
sweets were both elegant and cheap.
Then in 1929, Marshall Fields
bought out Frederick & Nelson, ordering the Chocolatiers to come to
Chicago and introduce the Frango to the Marshall Fields stores in an
attempt to improve slumping sales through the Great Depression. Before
the Marshall Field Chocolatiers came up with their own Midwestern
version of the Frango, it wasnt long.
Frango Box Additionally, it
was during this time that the packaging for Frango Chocolates changed.
The Midwestern Chocolates were available in traditional flat candy
boxes, with the chocolates set in candy papers, whilst the Northwests
packing was comprised of individually wrapped Chocolates purchased in
distinctive hexagon-shaped boxes.
"We use our recipes" and then sell them inside an octagonal box, said general manager Tom Means. "The original recipe."