The iconic Tootsie Roll candy, just as tasty as you remember! | Tootsie Roll

TOOTSIE ROLL In 1896, a humble Austrian immigrant named Leo Hirschfield created a chewy chocolate candy in New York. He named it “Tootsie Roll” after his daughter, and little did he know, it would become an American classic. As the first individually wrapped penny candy, it brought joy to children during tough times like the Great Depression and World War II. But its most unexpected moment came during the Korean War. In 1950, U.S. Marines were trapped in the freezing Chosin Reservoir, low on foo