Bridge mix

Bridge Mix or Grand Slam mix is a type of snack mix or candy consisting of nuts, fruits, and "cremes" covered in milk and dark chocolate. Some common ingredients in bridge mix include peanuts, almonds, raisins, macadamia nuts, malted milk balls, fruits, and nougats.

Bridge mix
A box of bridge mix
Alternative namesGrand Slam mix
TypeConfectionery
Main ingredientsNuts, fruits, chocolate

Brach's is one of the major US producers of Bridge Mix. Hershey Canada sells it under the name "Bridge Mixture."

Bridge Mix may have been named for the card game bridge, since bridge tournaments are notorious for providing dishes of candy and snacks at the game tables. Alternatively, See's Bridge Mix may have begun as rejected candy bits that were pulled from "the bridge," a mechanical conveyor belt.

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