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Idaho’s iconic potato-shaped candy bar sells 3 million a year. The Idaho Spud

December 18, 2005 /

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Even the maker of the Idaho Spud candy bar thinks it’s a little weird. But the chocolate-covered, potato-shaped Spud sells at a rate of 3 million bars a year.

"It’s amazing; I’m not sure who eats them all, or if they all get eaten for that matter," said David Wagers, president of Idaho Candy Co. http://www.idahospud.com/

No, the Spud doesn’t have potato in it. It has coconut, maple, vanilla, cocoa that gives it its grayish color, and agar, a seaweed harvested in Morocco and Japan that has been an ingredient from the beginning.

It’s thought the Idaho Spud got its start around 1901, when Idaho Candy came into being. The company’s records don’t start until 1918, when Idaho Candy was making more than 50 different candy bars for the regional market.

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