Edible Artwork: Lollipops, M&M's and Ice Cream Cones

The Humble Masterpieces exhibit at MOMA Queens reveals these interesting food factoids:

• Lollipops, which originated in Spain, were conceived as a candy that children could eat without dirtying their hands. The treats were called Chupa Chups, and Salvador Dali drafted their original daisy-patterned wrapper in 1969.
  
• During the Spanish Civil War, Forrest Mars Sr. encountered soldiers who were enjoying an intriguing treat: small chocolates encased in a meltproof sugar coating. Inspired by this discovery, Mr. Mars created M&M's.
  
• Italo Marchioni, a Wall Street ice cream vendor, invented the ice cream cone in 1895. His intention was to reduce overhead caused by lost or broken serving dishes.

If you don't have a chance to visit MOMA before Sept. 27, when it closes to prepare for relocation to Manhattan, you'll find many more interesting sweets-related tidbits in Sweets: A History Of Candy.