Date:  Sun, 1 Oct 1995 12:57:38 -0400

From:  "M. Lynne Murphy" <104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA>

Subject: Re: 3rd Candy Bar (H****** Oilers Fans, Take Note) (fwd)



i assumed a different etymology for goo goo cluster: goobers in goo.



lynne m.



> The Goo Goo Cluster has been a curiosity since its origin. One account says

> that Campbell settled on the name because his son, only a few months old at

> the time, uttered those words when first introduced to the new candy. Another

> version suggests that Campbell was struck with his son's first utterance and

> decided it was an appropriate name. Whatever the true version, Standard Candy

> Company has contended for years that a Goo Goo is the first thing a southem

> baby requests.Along with the Goo Goo, the company, founded in I901, produces the

> ever-popular King Leo stick candy, a staple in many southern homes and a common Christ mas treat and gift.

> Since I968 the Grand Ole Opry has been singing the praises of the GooGoo, sharing

> the wise culinary advice with those in attendance and reaching thousands more

> over W S M radio. So closely associated is the candy with the Opry, some have

> suggested that "Goo" stands for Grand Ole Opry. Grant Turner continues to let

> listeners know how to order the candy by mail, encouraging them further with

> the familiar slogan: "Go Get a Goo Goo.... It's Good."