Halloween fave: 10 spookily sweet candy corn facts

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Here are some sweet facts about candy corn, (VIDEO)a tradition from the late 19th century.

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Candy Corn-Food Network - Get the low-down on candy corn, the Halloween icon in the world of sweets.
 
How did I ever eat those? I loved them as a child.

I'd like to have one of these whistles again. I remember the sounds of many on the air while walking home from school, kicking leaves out of our way.


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Bet he has more fun eating them than I did!

Now that he's come to terms with it, that's very true. When he was very little, if he thought he'd gotten a tiny shaving of orange in with the white bit, he practically fell apart.

He laughs now, but I can't tell you how many times my eyes bulged and my stomach dropped every time a little bag of candy corn was dropped into his trick or treat bag...so tempted to say, Wait! NO! Not the CANDY-CORNS!!
 
The Surprising History of Candy Corn

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"These days, candy corn is a given when it comes to Halloween. You see it at every party, in every store window display, and eat it by the handful while driving home from a really depressing day at the office only to discover stray kernels months later".


"What I’m saying is candy corn has become kind of commonplace. It’s become expected, really. But that hasn’t always been the case.

Candy corn used to be an exciting innovation. I know, right? Candy corn an innovation. Crazy, right? Not so much. That tri-color technology was mind-blowing"!
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I was never a fan of candy corn but we always had a bowl of it or Harvest Mix when I was a kid, it appeared at Halloween and it never seemed to disappear until after Thanksgiving!

I also remember candy corn and pumpkins on cupcakes in elementary school, back in the days when moms were not only allowed but encouraged to bake treats and send them to school in big dress and coat boxes saved from local department stores.

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