was originally packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry
In fact, some of our favorite candies were quite different than how we know them today. 1. Ever wonder how the 3 Musketeers bar got its name? No, the creator wasn't a big Dumas fan â it's because the bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors â vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. When vanilla and strawberry flavoring became hard to come by during WWII, Mars decided to go all chocolate.