On February 28, 1911, a reporter for the Charleston News & Courier hailed the appearance of the groundnut cake vendors on the city streets as the sure sign of Spring’s advent. At shaded stands on conspicuous corners and on the battery, they sat on three leg stools from dawn to late evening, dispensing “groundnut cakes, cocoanut cakes, horse cakes and gingers at the rate of one cent each..” In a single sentence most of the famous street candies of South Carolina have been introduced. The only missing confection was benne candy.