The Best Candy Ever
I love my candy corn but only during Halloween - none of this Bunny Corn or Reindeer Corn stuff - and my favorite way to eat those deliciously tri-colored morsels is slightly stale. (Give it a try, it develops a chewier texture! But don't let it get so stale that it snaps; that's terrible.) A candy corn history:
...did you know that they were invented in the 1880's? Who the first person to make these tasty treats was is unknown but the Wunderle Candy Company of Philadelphia was the first to go into commercial production. However, the company most closely associated with this wonderful confection is the Goelitz Confectionery Company. Founder Gustav Goelitz, a German immigrant, began commercial production of the treat in 1898 in Cincinnati and is today the oldest manufacturer of the Halloween icon.
Goelitz confections are now being produced by Jelly Belly and their candy corn is one of the only vegetarian brands, containing no gelatin. And apparently yesterday was National Candy Corn Day!
On a strange note i checked out Jones Soda's candy corn-flavored soda and it really wasn't as bad as i expected. The half-sized can was very cute and the soda, although an electrifying shade of yellow, tasted sort of like creme soda - super sweet vanilla and a bit of honey. I still have 3 cans if anyone would like to try!
Plus be got 2 trick or treaters tonight!
posted by beXn @ 9:53 PM
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