CRACK IT UP! - HOLD BAR IN PALM OF HAND - STRIKE AGAINST FLAT SURFACE - LET IT MELT IN YOUR MOUTH In 1936 the Bonomo family, of Coney Island (Brooklyn), New York purchased M. Schwarz & Sons' Turkish Chewing Taffy. The Bonomo family soon dropped the word "Chewing" and simply referred to the candy as "Turkish Taffy". Eventually Turkish Taffy and Bonomo's became synonymous and it was thereafter referred to as Bonomo's Turkish Taffy. After a battle in the United States Court of Customs & Patents, the Bonomo Family trade-marked the terms "Bonomo's Turkish Taffy" and "Turkish Taffy" starting in 1946. The Bonomo family is credited with introducing Turkish Taffy to Hundreds of Thousands of fans and innovative techniques to market and package Bonomo Turkish Taffy for commercial and national sales.