Turkey joints are a bone-shaped candy that originated in Rome, New York in 1919: Origin
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The candy was originally called Turkey Legs and was handmade at Nora's Candy Shop. Name
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The candy gets its name from the knobby "joints" that run up and down its length, which are actually Brazil nuts embedded in the chocolate. The bumps from the nuts make the candies look like bones. Taste
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The outside is sweet and almost tastes like cotton candy. Production
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Production only goes from fall to spring, but they try to keep them on hand year-round. Packaging
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The handmade candy is extremely vulnerable to humidity, so it has to be packaged in glassPopularityTurkey joints began as a Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition, but soon became popular for all occasions.