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Frango as acronym

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My grandmother worked for the Frederick & Nelson company's candy department in Seattle in the late 30s, and at that time it was known by the F&N employees that the name Frango was an acronym for FRederick And Nelson GOodness, as a testimony to Frederick's quality chocolates. --Peel 20:38, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

As a former Marshall Field's employee in Fort Wayne, Indiana (which the store is now closed), I worked in the rather small Marketplace and Candy departments, where Frangos were sold. (I also dressed as Mrs. Santa Bear on Thanksgiving weekend). I was taught, in almost a trivial way, that the name of Frangos came from the candy formerly being named Francos, but the name was changed because of the Spanish Civil War and General Franco's alliance with Adolf Hitler some years later. Also, it should be noted that in 2006, Marshall Field's is selling Frangos decorated with a ribbon marking Frangos' 75th Anniversary (1931). If 1918 is the beginning of the Frederick & Nelson candy, perhaps they are not the same thing. --Eric in Indiana, 1 May 2006.
The General Franco story is actually narrated on displays in the flagship Marshall Field's State Street store in downtown Chicago and is considered the official story of how Frango came about. --Gerald Farinas 22:23, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A wonderful recipe, Frango Mint Cake, used to be sold at Frederick & Nelson. Alas, the recipe seems to have disappeared. If someone has it, please add it to this entry! 170.146.145.50 19:07, 2 December 2006 (UTC)BK[reply]

Page modifications

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I'm making some modifications to this page, taking a bunch of different sources and trying to form a coheisve article. I simplifed the header portion of the article, and removed items that really were described later in the article. I also cleaned up the "Two forms" section. It shoudl be known, the Northwest Frango is still made using the original Frederick & Nelson recipe, while the Chicago interpretation has been tweaked over time.

I am going to try to get some pictures of Frango boxes. I live in Seattle but grew up in Chicago, so my freezer and shelves are FULL of both versions of the chocolates, as well as various flavors.

One other thing I think this article should address. Marshall Field's took Frango and used it more as a brand. Frango was applied to all kinds of products. Cookies, coffee, hot chocolate, cheesecake, liqueur, cakes, other candies. When Dayton Hudson (Target Corporation) owned Field's they even opened a Frango Cafe on the 7th floor of State Street.

I still need to do some archive searching, but the following sources are great places to get Frango info:

The Chicago Tribune The Chicago Sun-Times The Seattle Times Seattle Post-Intelligencer Any other Chicago or Seattle TV or Radio news outlet The Marshall Field's Cookbook Joan Greene's "A Chicago Tradition: Marshall Field's Food and Fashon"

Brian Dowd ydkj0022@hotmail.com 130.76.32.145 02:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Another good source: Alan J. Stein, Frederick & Nelson's frozen dessert (later mints) Frango is named on June 1, 1918, HistoryLink.org Essay 5771, September 23, 2004. This seems pretty clear about the "Frango" name already being in use in 1918, which should refute the Franco/Frango story. - Jmabel | Talk 02:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Further, after someone again retailed the Franco/Frango story, in discussion at [1] someone says that there is a June 1918 patent using the name "Frango". Unfortunately, there is no specific citation for the patent; someone may want to follow this up.
In any case, I'm now more than convinced that the Franco/Frango story is an urban legend, even if the company itself propagated it. I'm going to reword accordingly. - Jmabel | Talk 23:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Frango MIdwest 75th Anniversary Box.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Frango Midwest Mint Chocolate Tin Case.jpg

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It has a logo, but could use a picture

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The article has a logo, but a picture would be nice. I think a picture of the product, without any copyrighted portion of a box or container showing, would be appropriate. Peaceray (talk) 01:15, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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