It all began in London, around 1847. A baker named Tom Smith was selling bonbons—fancy sugared almonds wrapped in paper.
Tom had a problem. His bonbons weren't selling well. He needed a gimmick. Something snappy.
Tom was inspired by a crackling fire. He wanted his sweets to make a sound. So, he added a small strip of explosive paper.
The sound was a crack. The name? Well, that stuck too.
