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Gibraltar rock, Gibraltars, Gibralters of Salem Gibralter are an old-fashioned candy associated with Salem, Massachusetts in the United States. The Gibraltar was the first candy commercially sold in the United States. It is still being sold. ==History== The Salem Gibraltar was originated by the Spencer family of northern Salem, Massachusetts in 1806, after they relocated from England. A shipwreck left them destitute, so that their neighbors donated them supplies; they included a barrel of sugar since Mrs. Spencer was a confectioner. She first sold her lemon or peppermint flavored hard candy on the steps of the First Church herself, until they became so popular that she was able to purchase a horse and wagon to sell them to neighboring towns. According to a 1947 cookbook,〔, reprinted 2000 by Dover Publications, (p. 288 )〕 Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in his notebook of their having As hard candy remains stable indefinitely if kept dry, captains of commercial ships in turn could carry the candy to ports throughout the world for sale. After Mrs. Spencer died, the business remained in family hands until the 1830s, when it was sold to John William Pepper. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gibraltar rock (candy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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