7 Strange Facts about "Candy Corn"

[Stuart G]

https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/living/candy-corn-facts/index.html

Yes, 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.

[msongs]

1. version with chocolate is pretty good nt

[Sherman A1]

2. October 30th is

Candy Corn Day!

[dem in texas]

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]

4. Hmmm spice cake!!!

[Lars39]

5. Candy corn + peanuts Payday candybar

Stale candy corn...blech

[MiniMe]

6. You can make your own corn cob out of the candies

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Stack the candies with the yellow side out and it actually looks like a cob of corn

[ploppy]

7. I did not know that.

Now I am going to have to make a candy corn cob!!!!

[MiniMe]

8. I didn't either

Until I saw it on the internets. Wish I liked Candy Corn, but I don't

[yellowdogintexas]

9. I hate it and have since I was a kid nt

[ploppy]

11. It's ok.

I can eat enough for two!

[MiniMe]

12. Go for it

[ailsagirl]

14. Wow!!

[Phentex]

10. Tonight, it's an appetizer...

yummmmmmm

[ailsagirl]

13. Never liked it but I know others who really do

Not to be judgmental but...