Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups aficionados baffled by correct pronunciation of fan-favorite candy
FILE - Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are arranged in New York, on Oct. 18, 2007. (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Hershey’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are a fan-favorite — but are you saying the candy's name correctly?
When Parade.com asked for tips on pronouncing the top-selling chocolate treat, a spokesperson for Hershey's pointed the outlet to a Halloween commercial narrated by actor/comedian Will Arnett.
Parade noted that the candy sounds like the possessive form of actor/director Reese Witherspoon's first name, and rhyme with "pieces."
Despite Hershey pronouncing the peanut butter cups as Rees-IS, many people call it Rees-EES.
FILE - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are pictured. (Credit: Getty Images)
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The History of Reese’s
According to Hershey's Chocolate World the "ingenious flavor combination" Reese's Peanut Butter Cups can be traced back to 1928.
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The creator, Harry Burnett Reese, an employee of The Hershey Company, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in his basement.
In 1963, The Hershey Company purchased his invention for $23.5 million.
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"We rank his invention pretty high on the list of modern marvels," the company said.