Crows are a licorice candy similar in shape and texture to Dots

Dots (candy)

DOTS, or Mason DOTS, are a brand of gum drops marketed by Tootsie Roll Industries, which claims that "since its 1945 launch," the candy has become "America's...#1 selling gumdrop brand." According to advertisements, more than four billion dots are produced from the Tootsie Roll Industries Chicago...

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History

Crows were invented in the 1890s by confectioners Ernest Von Au and Joseph Maison. The Black Crows trademark was registered in 1911. There is an urban legend that Crows were to be called "Black Rose," but the printer misheard the name as "Black Crows" and printed wrappers with the wrong name on them. This myth has been debunked.

In 1972, Tootsie Roll Industries

Tootsie Roll Industries

Tootsie Roll Industries is a manufacturer of confectionery in the United States. Its best-known products have been Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops....

 acquired the Crows brand by purchasing Mason Division from Candy Corporation of America. Crows were featured on Red Bar Radio.