Spunk is a brand of

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candy, launched in 1971 by Danish candy manufacturers

Galle & Jessen Galle & Jessen is a Danish chocolate and confectionery brand founded in 1872 and now owned by Toms International. History Galle & Jessen was founded as an independent company by Edvard W. Galle (1844-1900) and Hans Jessen (1851-1907). It was initia ...

and commonly sold in Denmark and

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History

In 1971 Galle & Jessen were looking for a name for their new candy. They came across the name "Spunk" in the

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book ''Pippi in the South Seas'', in which Pippi invents a word for which she can find no use. The boxes bear the name ''Spunk'' and a drawing of a "fantasy animal" made by an 8-year-old girl. As with the Danish Ga-Jol pastilles (also produced by Galle & Jessen), the boxes have a little saying or word of advice on the inside of the box lid.

Varieties

Spunk comes in three versions: * pastilles made from

salty liquorice Salty liquorice, salmiak liquorice or salmiac liquorice, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with the ingredient "salmiak salt" (sal ammoniac; ammonium chloride), and is a common confection found in the Nordic countries, Benelux, and norther ...

and sold in a black box *

wine gum Wine gums (or winegums) are chewy, firm pastille-type sweets similar to gumdrops without the sugar coating, originating from the United Kingdom. All brands have their own recipes containing various sweeteners, flavourings, and colourings. Wine g ...

s of four different flavours and colours—red, yellow, green, and orange—sold in a green box * brown

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-flavoured wine gums sold in a brown box Each box contains 20 or 23 grams of candy.

External links

{{Commons category, Spunk (candy)
Spunk review with pictures
by the American blog "Don't get mad, get even."
Galle & Jessen Spunk home page
(in Danish)
Review of Spunk (and other kinds of Danish liquorice)
(in Danish) Danish confectionery Candy Liquorice (confectionery) Brand name confectionery