Today is July 15th which is National Gummi Worm Day #NationalGummiWormDay a holiday I know David and my sister and here family will enjoy celebrating along with David. Although, I will pass celebrating National Gummi Day because I may be one of the only people in the world who doesn’t like Gummi Worms. How about you. Do you like Gummi Worms? Sugared or Non-Sugared? Sour or plain? Which brand do you like and why? My family likes the Haribo Gummi Worms.
July 15th is National Gummi Worm Day. Did you know grown-ups still want more yummy Gummi flavors, more colorful styles, and more silly sizes. Adults, not kids, have made Gummi Worms one of the most popular candies on Earth. The name ‘Gummi’ is the German word for ‘rubber,’ so you can get a satisfying stretch out of the squiggly candy before you pop Gummies in your mouth or just bite its head off.
Did you know people can trace National Gummi Worm Day to the marketing minds at Trolli, the German confectionery candy that created them in 1981. On July 15th, according to some sources. They were a cheeky response to the reigning Gummi Candi, the popular Gummi Bear, which originated in1920 in Bonn when Hans Riegel began making candy in his kitchen.
Riegel’s company, HARIBO, produced soft, fruity Gelatin dancing Bears that evoked entertainment at European Circuses and festivals. The Bears became worldwide favorites. Trolli wanted to give kids something that had a gross-out factor they could play with their parents, so they created Gummi Worms. Gummi historians don’t agree on this, but some claim that Trolli introduced the Gummi Worms on the anniversary of the birth of the Bears in Bonn July 15th.
After the Bears became popular, there were Gelatin Candies in other shapes, but nothing could beat the Bears until the Worms emerged. So Trolli celebrated their success by giving the Worms their own special day. I don’t know about you and your family but the Worms having there own day is going to make my family do a happy dance or two.
In 2004, Trolli decided to break the mold with another non-Bear form known as Roadkill. They produced Gummi Squirrels, Chickens, and Snakes with tire tracks giving evidence of their demise. By then, Kraft Foods had bought the Trolli U.S. brand, and they had to take the product off the market the next year in response to consumer protest.
Today, Gummi Worms are sweet and sour and Gummi Worms can be dual-color and dual-flavor. Gummi Worms been served in Ice Cream, used to make Vodka Shots, and poked half-way down into the frosting of Chocolate Cake to make dessert even more fun. Gummi Worms is a key part of the global Gummi and Jellied Candy market that is predicted to reach $40 billion between 2020 and 2024.
LET’S CELEBRATE NATIONAL GUMMI WORM DAY
- Make Worms with weed: You’ll need 1 cup of fruit juice or fruit puree, thoroughly strained; 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, agave, or sugar; 1 tablespoon agar-agar powder and about 5 to 10 milligrams of THC, to taste. But remember, Cannabis Candy is not for the kids!
- Purchase a bag of Gummi Worms and shake ’em out by the handful to feed your friends. Taste-test all the flavors and find your favorite.
- Dump a bag of Gummi Worms into a 5-gallon Aquarium and fill it with your favorite Liquor including Vodka, Gin, single-Malt Scotch. The Gummies soak up the Spirits, and you pop the Gummies in your drinks with a swizzle stick.
FACTS ABOUT GUMMI WORMS
- Vat19.com sells sour, 4,000-calorie Gummi Worms that are 26 inches long, 5 inches around, and weigh in at almost 3 lbs.
- Someone used geometry to calculate Gummi mass and the Whopper Worm is equivalent to 128 regular Gummi Worms.
- The top brand Albanese makes Mini Gummi Worms in 12 fruity flavors: Cherry, Pink Grapefruit, Watermelon, Strawberry, Orange, Blue Raspberry, Lime, Grape, Green Apple, Mango, Pineapple, and Lemon.
- The world’s largest Gummi Worm grew up to become a 7-foot, 26-lb., 36,720-calorie snake that will take a $150 bite out of your budget.
- A regular Gummi Worm is 2 inches long.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL GUMMI WORM DAY
- Gummi Worms are fun and Gummi Worms can be rolled or you can stretch Gummi Worms and pull ’em apart before you eat them. Bring Gummi Worms to work, instead of Doughnuts. Host Worm wars with your friends. What other food is this fun to play with?
- A research firm that follows the confectionery industry reports that the Gummi brands represent almost one-third of the top 20 non-Chocolate chewy Candy brands.
- You can purchase Gummi Worms that contain more than 91% organic ingredients, packaged in facilities free of the most common allergens. Gummies and Gummi Worms can be fat-free, gluten-free, and made with organic cane Sugar instead of high fructose corn Sugar. You can even find Kosher and Vegan Gummi Worms.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
