Sugar Easter Eggs

How many of you remember getting a sugar Easter egg at Easter time, either from the Bunny himself or an Aunt or grandmother? These eggs were made of hardened sugar and embellished with hard icing leaves, flowers and other decorations. What was so cool about them is that you really didn’t want to eat them because if you looked in one end you could see an Easter diorama of Bunnies or children hunting Easter eggs or some other fine scenery.

These eggs kind of lost their popularity after the 1970s for some reason, but you can not only still buy these confections online, but there is actually a market for them on eBay. Who on earth kept their sugar egg?! Apparently the real old ones can fetch $50 to $100!

Brought to America by German immigrants, these eggs were often made of sugar and dough and featured elaborate interior paper scenes. Nowadays, everything inside the egg must be edible due to certain food laws. I always liked to see them but not necessarily eat them besides maybe picking off some exterior decorations for a quick sugar fix. That sugar also got extra hard over time. You really didn’t want to save them and draw ants either! Happy Easter and happy collecting!

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