Today after dropping off Neya at school I had to stop and pick up some candy at CVS.  It's bring-the-kids-to-work for trick-or-treats day at our corporate HQ.  I was still reveling in the World Series win of the Red Sox when I spied the perfect candy to top off my candy bowl... Baby Ruth Bars.

I'm eating one right now... mmm...

EDIT: There is apparently some controversy over whom the Baby Ruth bar is named after.  Babe Ruth was already famous in 1921 when the candy bar was released by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago.  By the mid-20's the candy bar was in its heyday, enjoying great popularity.  Many kids took the wrappers and asked Babe Ruth to autograph them.  Not surprisingly, Babe demanded royalties from the firm.  It was at this time the firm announced that the candy was in fact named after Ruth Cleveland, the daughter of former President Grover Cleveland (who last held the office 1892-1896).  They claimed the former president's daughter had visited one of their factories some years before.  Ruth Cleveland died at the age of 12 in 1904.  Curtiss Candy Company was established in 1916.  Clearly the company sought to capitalize on the popularity of Babe Ruth in marketing their candy, and the story of the origin of its name is BS to avoid getting sued or having to pay royalties to the estate of Babe Ruth.  Now Nestle owns the rights to the Baby Ruth bar, and, as you might expect, they continue to perpetuate the claim that the bar is named after Ruth Cleveland. See more at snopes.com.