[{"id":109997097024,"handle":"jelly-beans","title":"Jelly Candies","updated_at":"2023-09-19T15:18:50-04:00","body_html":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most common and popular jelly candy is, of course, the jelly bean. The earliest reference to jelly beans is associated with Boston candy maker William Schrafft who urged people to send his jelly beans to Union soldiers fighting in the Civil War. Jelly beans became a wide-spread American treat in the early 20th Century, sold with other penny candies, and in the 1930’s jelly beans became synonymous with Easter most likely due to its egg-like shape. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eJelly candy comes in many other forms including the gum drop and jellied fruits.\n\u003cdiv class=\"columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toolbar toolbar-products\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"modes\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2019-01-19T06:33:06-05:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Jelly Bean"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Jelly Belly"},{"column":"title","relation":"contains","condition":"Jelly Belly"},{"column":"title","relation":"contains","condition":"Jelly Bean"},{"column":"title","relation":"contains","condition":"Jelly"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Jelly Candies"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2019-01-19T13:57:18-05:00","alt":"Jelly Candies - ZaZoLi ","width":1000,"height":1000,"src":"\/\/zazoli.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/49AssortedFlavorsMix.jpg?v=1661508894"}},{"id":115185320000,"handle":"licorice","title":"Licorice","updated_at":"2023-09-16T15:35:33-04:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan rel=\"color: rgb(165, 165, 165);\" data-verified=\"redactor\" data-redactor-tag=\"span\" data-redactor-style=\"color: rgb(165, 165, 165);\"\u003eWould it surprise you to know that there are records of licorice being consumed by the Pharaohs, Alexander the Great and Roman Emperors? In those days it was more often consumed as a liquid rather than food, but its medicinal benefits and ability to slake thirst were recognized even then. In the Netherlands, where licorice “drop” is one of the most popular forms of sweets, some of the many forms of licorice sold contain aniseed. Mixing it with ammonium chloride creates the very popular salty licorice known in Dutch as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-redactor-tag=\"em\"\u003ezoute drop\u003c\/em\u003e. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan rel=\"color: rgb(165, 165, 165);\" data-verified=\"redactor\" data-redactor-tag=\"span\" data-redactor-style=\"color: rgb(165, 165, 165);\"\u003en fact, I have memories of my Dutch mother giving me double salt licorice (\u003cem data-redactor-tag=\"em\"\u003edubble zoute drop\u003c\/em\u003e) when I complained of a sore throat as a youngster (no, this was not some form of punishment).\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2019-01-24T14:57:48-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Licorice"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"Licorice"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2019-01-24T14:58:47-05:00","alt":"Licorice - ZaZoLi ","width":640,"height":640,"src":"\/\/zazoli.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Licorice_Pastels.jpg?v=1661509101"}},{"id":246227796141,"handle":"new-sweets","updated_at":"2023-09-21T15:55:32-04:00","published_at":"2021-02-18T09:00:27-05:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"See What's New at Zazoli!","body_html":"","image":{"created_at":"2021-02-18T09:00:26-05:00","alt":null,"width":4096,"height":2731,"src":"\/\/zazoli.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/See_Whats_New_Image.jpg?v=1669632462"}},{"id":416493142257,"handle":"wholesale-collection","updated_at":"2023-09-21T15:45:36-04:00","published_at":"2023-09-21T12:29:11-04:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Wholesale Collection","body_html":"Those items available for wholesale"},{"id":155666710622,"handle":"christmas-hanukkah","title":"Winter Holidays","updated_at":"2023-09-21T11:40:30-04:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe joy of the winter holiday season, a time for family, friends, and gift-giving. What would Christmas or Hanukkah be without all the sweets? Whether it’s a cake, a cookie or a candy, every country has its own traditional treat for the holiday season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In my home country of Holland, we celebrate Sinterklaas\/St. Nicholas Day on December 6th. I have fond memories of leaving my shoes (the bigger the better) out on the eve of December 5th for Sinterklaas in the hope that he would fill it with a small present or a chocolate goody.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo matter the holiday you celebrate during this season, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egive them something special from ZaZoLi Sweets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-07-21T08:08:54-04:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Christmas"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Hanukkah"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2019-11-29T14:06:53-05:00","alt":"Rudolph Mallow","width":742,"height":572,"src":"\/\/zazoli.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Rudolph_Mallow.jpg?v=1635954856"}}]