On April 22, 1994, the Danish candy company BonBon created the world’s largest lollipop, weighing over 3,000 pounds. It was first unveiled at Holmegaard, Denmark’s BonBon Land theme park, and was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the most enormous lollipop ever produced.

The enormous lollipop was a technical and artistic triumph rather than only a curiosity. BonBon, already well-known for its intense flavors and creative approach to confections, underwent a problematic procedure requiring specialized tools and specially made molds to create a lollipop of this extraordinary size. The lollipop’s precise taste is still a little-known fact, but the occasion was anything but typical. The process demonstrated BonBon’s inventiveness and dedication to pushing the limits of candy-making, from locating and heating the enormous amounts of sugar to guaranteeing the finished product’s structural stability (including a sufficiently giant lollipop stick).

The world’s largest lollipop was made as part of a broader celebration of creativity and inventiveness in the confectionery sector. In addition to setting a record, BonBon aimed to spread joy, curiosity, and understanding of the candy industry worldwide. The company was well-known throughout the world and garnered media and public interest.

Even though it is unlikely that anyone ever ate the enormous lollipop (unless they had a forklift and a lot of free time), its legend endures in the annals of sweet history. BonBon’s work continues to serve as a reminder that sometimes, going big is the greatest way to leave your imprint. The next time you open a lollipop, remember that in 1994, someone exclaimed, “Let us double that by a thousand,” after seeing the usual size.