Cherry Mash is a candy that mixes cherries, chocolate and peanuts. A St. Joseph, Mo., company that has been in business for more than 140 years owes much of its success to one iconic candy treat.

World-Herald reader Rhonda King shared her recipe for a holiday favorite: Cherry Mash. “I made this the first Christmas I was married (nearly 50 years ago). My father-in-law loved it so much it became ...