 Awards came early to the partners—from the American Institute in 1867 and the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia—whose first product, santonin, neatly combined the skill of Erhart, the confectioner, with that of his cousin, the chemist.The medicine, shaped like a candy cone, blended the bitter santonin with a sugar-cream confection to make it palatable.Erhart maintained close ties with Germany, returning to his homeland both for social and business reasons.