Kisses is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe various items of small sugar confectionery, defined by their shape rather than a similar recipe.
By 1910, the Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture shows that its chemists had analyzed the ingredients of 13 individual chocolate confections it categorized as "kisses".
In 1915, the Novelty Candy Company was offering three flavors of kisses – cinnamon, molasses and nut butter – according to the International Confectioner.
In 1924, Milton S. Hershey received a registered design trademark (Reg.
This parchment paper plume was printed with the "Hershey's" name and stuck out from the top of the aluminum foil wrapper.