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The Pharmaceutical Secret Behind Modern Candy

Hamilton Morris (Vice, Hamilton's Pharmacopeia) reveals a fascinating connection: many modern candies—including licorice, marshmallows, jujubes, and cough drops—originated as pharmaceutical preparations designed to mask the extreme bitterness of medicines.

The pharmaceutical industry pioneered coating techniques and sweet formulations to make bitter opioid medicines palatable. While candy itself predates this (humans have loved honey and sweets for millennia), the "spoonful of sugar" approach to medicine directly influenced modern confectionery.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/jOETHHjiars
Guest: Hamilton Morris (@HamiltonMorris )
Host: Adam Moskowitz

#HamiltonMorris #Pharmacy #CandyHistory #Medicine #TIL #Vice #Podcast

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