Ben Daubney

> The sinister history of Jelly Babies

> Link · 'Sweet success: Unravelling the Jelly Baby's dark past' on BBC News

Who knew Jelly Babies were referred to in Victorian times as 'Unclaimed Babies'? Not me, until today.

"Unclaimed babies were a part of life back then - people would leave them on church steps and it's possible that people even found the name amusing," he said.

An odd history with the wars too, as for a while they were called Peace Babies.

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