Atomic Fireball
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Atomic Fireballs are a round, cinnamon-flavored hard candy invented by Nello Ferrara in 1954. They are a form of jawbreaker. The flavoring is primarily that of cinnamon. The outer layers of the candy are a bright red color while the interior layers are white.
When initially introduced by Ferrara Pan, the company had a manufacturing capacity of 200 cases per day but demand quickly rose to 50,000 cases per day. According to the company, approximately 15 million Fireballs are eaten weekly. They are very spicy and children sometimes have competitions to see how long they can keep a handful of Atomic Fireballs in their mouths with out having to spit them out because of "spicyness".
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