Cotton candy was originally called Fairy Floss. The toothfairy must have been seriously against this appellation. The pink cloud of sugar was first introduced to the world in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair. It was a hit! 68,655 boxes sold at 0.25 cents a pop. That was a pretty hefty price at the time!
Cotton candy and the circus are certainly synonymous sooo here's a vintage Barnum and Bailey postcard that is best enjoyed embiggened:)
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I remember making cotton candy at an open-air festival with the wind blowing. Man, was I ever a sticky mess before the day was done! cotton candy in my hair, in my ears, all over my clothes. Nope, never volunteered for THAT job again! You always make me smile :)
I've just gone into sugar shock looking at that cotton candy! Love the old circus postcard too.
Oh my stars I am totally wanting this right now! Lol. And pink is the best color! Marie you are so sweet you give us a cavity!
wowwww...remembers me about the old days when I went to the market, how exciting that was, all kind of tents and the sellers that could sell anything ( for a reasonable price) and the Pink Clouds, had to have one every time, still remember it like yesterday how sticky they where...the face was full of sugar after the market day and we didn't give the Toothfairy even the slightest thought...LOL.
Yummy! That reminds me of my sister and I thinking that pink fiberglass was cotton candy and licking it. Yuck!
Hello marie !
C'est bon la barbe à papa !!!
Interesting - it's still called Candy Floss in the UK! And, as Claude has mentioned above, 'Papa's Beard' in French - euch!
Oh so many lovely thoughts about my childhood! Thanks dear Marie!
Beautiful and yummy post today!
Léia :)
For some reason, I always thought that the Cotton Candy we got at the Fair was better than we got at the Circus.
I L-O-V-E cotton candy!
Wow...that's a big bunch of floss! :)
I'm looking for the bearded lady in the circus pic! I think I see her! ha-ha!
My kids love cotton candy. Every time we went into amusement park they don't forget to buy some cotton candy. I was amazed of how big is the cotton candy in your pic. Thanks for sharing the history of the cotton candy. lol.
Wow, marie! Haven't EVER seen so much cotton candy! :)
Love the enbiggened postcard and cotton candy.
When I saw your first picture I thought it was a massive, man-sized hunk of cotton candy, lol! then I realized it was all in the way the photo was shot..too cool :-)
Cotton candy is fun but way too sweet for me and always a surprise to find it literally melt in my mouth
Wow! Cotton Candy has been around a long time. I always thought the pink tasted better than the blue.
I love that old postcard.
Iris
Wow,
I went to our State Fair last night and now it comes in a bag, Oh, for the Good ol' days when you could see it spun!
But, I ate the whole bag! Shame on me!
Smiles, Cyndi
I love to watch cotton candy being made. It's called Grandpa's Beard here, I think.
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I LOVE the old circus postcard! - my collection is totally jealous :D
A fun photo and a nice piece of history. Great job, as always!
Didn't waffle cones start at the St. Louis World Fair? Of the two choices, I pick waffle cones!
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I love cotton candy but haven't had it for years. I would probably go into sugar overdose if I did. [giggle] :)
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What a great picture of cotton candy! I always loved it as a child, not that I got much. Things changed when my kids got ahold of blue cotton candy that tasted like bubble gum. And I thought pink was messy!!!
my first happy childhood memory involves cotton candy!
c-o-t-t-o-n-c-a-n-d-y!!!!
YUM! My son would go nuts if he saw all that cotton candy.
Suddenly I'm starved for that suggary treat. Argh! I have a hankerin' for that pink cotten candy. (grin)
That St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 has to be one of the greatest events ever! All of the new foods that were introduced and still loved today.
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Ah!!! Yumm! I love cotton candy too! (in spite of being a dental hygienist! I will be the first to buy some!)
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