- p ound ▁boxes ▁during ▁the ▁hol iday ▁season . ▁ ▁Bor row ing ▁money ▁from ▁a ▁York ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁bank ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Re ese ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁home ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁factory ▁that ▁were ▁ ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁at ▁ 2 0 3 - 2 0 5 ▁W ▁Car ac as ▁A ve ▁in ▁H ers he y , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁had ▁ 6 2 ▁employees ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁ 6 ▁sons ▁working ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁all ▁his ▁mort g ages . ▁ ▁Re ese ' s ▁Pe an ut ▁But ter ▁Cu ps ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁H . B . ▁and ▁Bl anche ▁had ▁six teen ▁children . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁H . B . ▁Re ese ▁invent ed ▁Re ese ' s ▁Pe an ut ▁But ter ▁Cu ps ▁which ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁ass orted ▁ch oc olate ▁line . ▁ ▁How ▁H . B . ▁Re ese ▁In vent ed ▁Re ese ' s ▁Pe an ut ▁But ter ▁Cu ps ▁ ▁" In ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁H . B . ▁was ▁deliver ing ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁c andy ▁to ▁a ▁store ▁in ▁Harris burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁Blue bird ▁C andy ▁Sh op . ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁shop ▁was ▁having ▁problems ▁with ▁another ▁supp lier ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁keep