Basement Dreams and the best candy on the planet!

If necessity is the mother of invention, then I want to give a shout out to the creator of my favorite candy on earth!

*"H. B." Reese (May 24, 1879 – May 16, 1956) was an American inventor, and founder of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and of the H. B. Reese Candy Co., he was born in York County Pennsylvania on a farm. Said to have worked odd jobs such as butcher or salesman in his youth, he eventually married around 1900 and went on to have 16 children. 

He first moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1917, where he worked for on a dairy farm owned by The Hershey Company. He did well until the farm was closed by Hershey's. Not long after moving his family to Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Reese moved back to Hershey, again working for Hershey's. Inspired by his work, Reese began experimenting with candies in his basement, developing some candies he named after his children, the "Lizzie Bar", and the "Johnny Bar". 

After several failed candy-related business ventures in the region, by 1920 he was manufacturing peanut butter cups—then called penny cups because they sold for one cent—among other small candies and assortments Reese initially sold these candies in retail, and soon also in bulk. It was not long before he started the H. B. Reese Candy Co.*Wikipedia

H.B. was willing to risk. His Hershey career was streaky…and so he went down into his basement and began experimenting! 

Wouldn’t you have loved to be his lab assistant!  Mark? Do you think this Peanut butter cup needs more chocolate or more Peanut Butter? Well…H.B. let’s do more taste testing;)

Is there something that you have dreamed about, a business venture a new direction, and for whatever reason you have hesitated? Remember “Risk Takers” have the best stories ;)

?  What would you do with your life if money was no object, and you knew you couldn’t fail?

Your initial answer is your heart answer…and just maybe it’s high time you went down into your basement, and start experimenting!


This is the 1970's commercial that launched my admiration for Reese's....thanks H.B.!

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