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  • Marshall Field's Famous Frango Mints, the Myth and Back Story.

    01/19/2023 5:39:39 PM PST · by DallasBiff · 11 replies
    Digital Research Library of Illinois ^ | 12/5/18 | Digital Research Library of Illinois
    The story, as told: "Frango Mints candy was originally a product of the Frederick and Nelson Co. department stores in Seattle, Washington. The chocolates were first known as Franco Mints—for FRederick And Nelson COmpany. During the 1920s, when Marshall Field bought those Seattle stores, they acquired Franco Mints as well. And the name stayed that way until 1939 when Spain’s General Francisco Franco became a controversial figure. Field’s then changed the name to Frango Mints."