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'''Mary Spencer''' was the inventor and creator of a candy, still made today, called the Gibraltar.
'''Mary Spencer''' was the inventor and creator of a candy, still made today, called Gibralters.
Part of the Spencer family from England, she was said to make her first batch with a barrel of sugar donated to her.
Part of the Spencer family from England, she was said to make her first batch in 1806 from a barrel of sugar donated to her.


For more, see [[Gibraltars]]
Gibralters can still be bought at [[Ye Olde Pepper Company]] on Derby Street in Salem.
 
For more, see [[Gibralters]]




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==See Also==
==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem- Ye Olde Pepper Company'''
*[http://peppercandy.net/ Ye Olde Pepper Company] Website

Latest revision as of 16:34, 29 June 2012

Mary Spencer was the inventor and creator of a candy, still made today, called Gibralters. Part of the Spencer family from England, she was said to make her first batch in 1806 from a barrel of sugar donated to her.

Gibralters can still be bought at Ye Olde Pepper Company on Derby Street in Salem.

For more, see Gibralters

See Also

  • Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem- Ye Olde Pepper Company