Squirrel Nut Zippers are a candy product of the Squirrel Nut Brand Company originally out of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Most famous for its chocolate-caramel-peanut Squirrel Nuts, Squirrel Nut Zippers are the vanilla companion to the classic candy. Individually wrapped in small wax paper packages, they can be found in old-fashioned penny candy stores and also in jugs atop convenience store counters. A dentist’s favorite, they are likely to get stuck in your teeth more so than even Milk Duds and are bound to rip out a filling or two. Strangely more appealing when they are stale and hard as a rock, Squirrel Nut Zippers are a fun treat and a cruel joke.
“Back in the 1930's a man in Vermont was talked down out of a tree and blamed his craziness on "that dang nut zipper" a local hooch. We thought our vanilla caramel with peanuts was pretty crazy and appropriated the name.”
-- Squirrel Nut Brand