Candy of the Day - Candy Corn

There is one candy that comes out every Halloween and inspires dread in my heart. It has polluted every trick-or-treat bag I’ve ever spent an evening filling. The name of this horrid little confection is candy corn. Lately the madness has expanded. Not only are there candy pumpkins (just bigger candy corn) as well as candy corn colored to allow it to invade other holidays. If we don’t stop candy corn it will push out the native candies of all of our holidays. There won’t be any jelly beans, candy canes, gum drops, chocolate kisses, or valentine hears – there only will be candy corn.

Okay, now that my rant is done here are a few facts about candy corn as gleaned from Better Homes Magazine:

"According to oral tradition, George Renninger, a candymaker at the Wunderlee Candy Company in Philadelphia, invented the revolutionary tri-color candy in the 1880s. The Goelitz Confectionery Company brought the candy to the masses at the turn of the 20th century. The company, now called Jelly Belly Candy Co., has the longest history in the industry of making candy corn -- although the method has changed, it still uses the original recipe."