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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums7 Strange Facts about "Candy Corn"
https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/living/candy-corn-facts/index.htmlYes, for over 60 years..??? this has been my absolute favorite food/candy/nash/treat/etc. When I see the picture, I want to go and get a HUGE 2 POUND BAG...AND...eat it all ..Now you may not like this food, so you and millions of others don't have to buy them. But later today, I think I will buy a bag, no matter what...
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(CNN) Yes, there's actually corn in it. Corn syrup, if that counts.
Each kernel has three colors, about 7 calories and a lot of sugar. Many people, including comedian Lewis Black, can't stand it.
And yet every October, it fills candy bowls, trick-or-treat bags and the mouths of sweet-toothed snackers everywhere. For millions, it wouldn't be Halloween without candy corn.
Each year, manufacturers produce more than 35 million pounds of the humble tricolored candy - almost 9 billion pieces. And now, one brewery has introduced - in a chilling Halloween twist - candy corn beer.
Here are some things you may not know about the polarizing confection.
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7 Strange Facts about "Candy Corn" (Original Post)
Stuart G
Oct 2018
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msongs
(67,381 posts)1. version with chocolate is pretty good nt
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. October 30th is
Candy Corn Day!
dem in texas
(2,673 posts)3. Jack-O-Lantern Cupcakes
My mother baked for something special for every holiday. For Halloween, she'd bake spice cake cupcakes, ice them in an orange flavored and orange colored frosting. She'd put corn candy eyes and a row of raisins for the mouth. Her six kids loved the cupcakes. I liked them except for the corn candy, I take off the eyes, Never liked corn candy
LeftInTX
(25,209 posts)4. Hmmm spice cake!!!
Lars39
(26,109 posts)5. Candy corn + peanuts Payday candybar
Stale candy corn...blech
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)6. You can make your own corn cob out of the candies
Last edited Wed Oct 31, 2018, 11:16 AM - Edit history (1)
Stack the candies with the yellow side out and it actually looks like a cob of corn
ploppy
(2,162 posts)7. I did not know that.
Now I am going to have to make a candy corn cob!!!!
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)8. I didn't either
Until I saw it on the internets. Wish I liked Candy Corn, but I don't
yellowdogintexas
(22,250 posts)9. I hate it and have since I was a kid nt
I can eat enough for two!
Phentex
(16,334 posts)10. Tonight, it's an appetizer...
yummmmmmm
ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)13. Never liked it but I know others who really do
Not to be judgmental but...