The Candy Heart Misfits - Dialogue 500

"To the front everyone, to the front. Hurry along now. Someone help lemon, poor thing lost his whole side in processing, finds it hard to keep his balance. Cut and Scratch, please lead Blurry to the front; his i's never got pressed."

"Good, good. Hello Misfits! I am your moderator, my name is Flabby. Don't be alarmed at my size, they gave me too much flour. First of all, for newcomers, I want you to know that although we are termed Misfits, I don't look at it as a negative thing. We have all been passed over for ship and pack but survived to keep our heritage alive. Now we have an important function to fulfill. Our history goes back a long, long time as you will see."

"Why were we passed over, Moderator?"

"The New England Confectionary Company strives for perfection in each candy. Sometimes, something goes wrong. Those pieces get shifted to the Misfit Unit instead."

"Will we ever go to Confectionary Bliss and reunite with our processing units?"

"Of course, Lumpy, each year we lose a few more flakes until we finally dissipate. We should look at it as a homecoming. Any more questions before we start our lesson?"

"I just want to say that I've made friends here in the Misfit Unit. Everyone is helpful to me, I'm flatter than I should be so I get winded easily."

"That's what we are all here for, Thin, to help each other out.”

"Hear, hear.”

“How many of you have heard of the Civil War? Hands please!”

“I have.”

“I have.”

“I haven't.”

“Then, we were called Cockles. Thin, you would have been a perfect piece of candy because it was rolled thin and then folded. A piece of paper with a saying was inserted inside the fold. The candy was shell shaped.”

“See, see, everyone, once I could have been perfect.”

“Continuing on, in 1847, Oliver Chase wanted to get in on the lozenge craze that was sweeping the country. It was complicated and time consuming. Oliver invented a machine that rolled the dough and pressed wafers into perfect discs. He created the first candy making machine and abandoned his pharmacy business to form the New England Confectionary Company.”

“Yeah! New England Confectionary Company.”

“Great to see such enthusiasm, everyone. In 1866 Oliver's brother, Daniel, wanted messages printed directly onto the candy. He figured it out by using vegetable dye during the cutting proccess. The heart shapes we see today were not available until 1902. They were larger than today's version. Perhaps that would have made me more perfect, one never knows.”

“Ouch, the cutting process, that's scary!”

“Not so scary as you might think Lopside, it's one very quick cut. Over and done.”

“That's the end of Part I. We will resume Part II tomorrow. I will see you all here then.”

“Bye, moderator.”

“Thank you.”

“Very interesting.”

“Tomorrow.”

500 Words


http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/recipes/sweet-history-of-valentines-c...
http://mentalfloss.com/article/61510/history-conversation-heart