As for the jelly bean's shape, its seminal form was both bigger and less bean-like than we see on drug store shelves today. “It was almost like an oval,” Benjamin said.

Jelly Roll soon transitioned back into his own material, turning up the energy for heavy, emotive versions of “Son of the Dirty South” and “Wild Ones” before bringing things to a close.

With no shortage of Burlington-made sweet treats and several confectionaries just a hop and a skip away, a locally-sourced Easter basket is not as hard as one might believe.