Celebrate National Candy Corn Day with Candy Trivia and Candy Corn Products
When the Halloween candy season rolls around each fall there are two kinds of people in the world: those who love candy corn, and those who hate it. I have yet to meet anyone in between. In honor of National Candy Corn Day, October 30, here is some information on our favorite fall confection, at least for those of us who love candy corn. For those who don’t, I suppose we must share the same candy corn world until Christmas, so I tolerate your opinion as well
A History Lesson
Candy corn is as indigenous to the autumn season as corn bread. It has been around since 1880, when its new three-way technicolor look wowed candy consumers nationwide. At first, farmers especially loved it for its agrarian look, but it’s safe to say that most people today wouldn't relate it to the ears of wholesome corn from which it originated.
A Few Kernels of Knowledge
Did you know that one serving of candy contains only 130 calories? This year over 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced, which is over 9 billion colorful little kernels. Everyone knows candy corn tastes traditionally sweet, but most people don’t know that the original flavor is actually honey.
Nontraditional Candy Corn Products
Here's the latest and greatest in candy corn, after the jump.
Jones Soda Co.'s Candy Corn soda is available at Target stores.
Hershey's has produced candy corn Kisses.
Brach's, the traditionalists, have released classic honey, chocolate Indian Corn, and gummy varieties, along with its Autumn Mix that pairs the two corns with mellowcreme pumpkins. The gummy kernels are marked with different fruity flavors and colors, a perfect alternative for those of you who think you don't like candy corn.
Brach's Milkmaid corn varieties are flavored with Caramel Apple, Caramel, and Chocolate Caramel.
Dylan's Candy Bar in New York has released a tackle box of crazy corn flavors: Green Apple, S'more, Orange Mango, and Strawberry Cotton Candy to complement the original. The store also sells gummy candy corn, which is fantastic and takes just like the original, in a chewy, almost sour way.
After a lot of tasting, my absolute favorites are Brach's regular candy corn, Dylan's gummy corn, and the candy corn Kisses. Honorable mentions based on popularity go to Jones' candy corn soda and Brach's Caramel Apple corn.
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16 Comments:
@Kerry, were you gnawing on that one mellowcreme pumpkin before the pic was taken? It looks rather suspicious ... ;-)
LunaPierCook at 10:19AM on 10/30/08
I think "National Vomit Day" might be tastier than "National Candy Corn Day".... >_>
feriorrenna at 10:22AM on 10/30/08
I would like to say that I APPROVE of National Candy Corn Day! :)
roboppy at 10:30AM on 10/30/08
I approve as well. I've tried the gummys, the soda, and the hershey's.
bobbob at 10:36AM on 10/30/08
In honor of National Candy Corn Day, I'm going to buy my annual bag of Brach's Autumn Mix, and I'm going to eat the whole bag this afternoon. So there.
See you next year, when I recover from my sugar crash.
jessie at 10:56AM on 10/30/08
I am a candy corn lover. I don't know if my taste buds have changed, but candy corn tastes much sweeter to me now than when I was a marauding trick-or-treater. Okay, maybe there wasn't much marauding going on back then on my street but candy corn still tastes different and maybe not in a better way. I still like to enjoy a nibble or two though.
Did anyone else eat candy corn by biting off the white tip, nibbling on the orange middle and finally popping the yellow base in your mouth? If not, I'm feeling really stupid right now! LOL
holdthemayo at 11:06AM on 10/30/08
I really want that green apple candy corn.
worldcupfever at 11:08AM on 10/30/08
@holdthemayo - I've eaten it that way since I was a kid. I wasn't aware there was another way to eat it! :D
trillian42 at 11:24AM on 10/30/08
My mom bought me candy from a chinese mall once. It was a corn shaped gummy candy. Imagine a chewy gummy that smelled and tasted like corn pops
Sweetie at 11:43AM on 10/30/08
I have been watching a friends sick child,and while he is at my house if we are around the t.v., he really likes noggin, between the shows they have been running a song with a cartoon called "I don't like candy corn" I can't get that darn song out of my head....even though i really like candy corn.
jword2001 at 11:47AM on 10/30/08
I like candy corn.
We tried the candy corn soda last year. It's uhh sweet.
Cassaendra at 11:55AM on 10/30/08
Jelly Belly makes the best candy corn, they have a buttery creamy taste instead of tasting like pure sugar. Brach's comes in a close second.
PrairieThistle at 12:21PM on 10/30/08
Brach's all the way. I tried the autumn mix this year I have to say that I enjoy the original only-candy corn bag better. I can't eat the little pumpkins - too much sweet at once!
avocadoboba at 12:40PM on 10/30/08
I buy an original bag once a year. I don't like the pumpkins because they're too thick to be that sweet, and I don't care for the chocolate ones with the brown tops. But I LOVE candy corn!
@jessie: I am doing almost exactly the same thing. I will go out today and buy a bag, and guaranteed, none of it will see Nov. 1.
amanda0730 at 1:17PM on 10/30/08
I just had that Jelly Belly candy corn a couple of weeks ago and really didn't care for it. I gave the bag to a Scottish friend who had never seen candy corn and he was rather put off by the whole thing. He ate the rest of the bag, though.
worldcupfever at 1:30PM on 10/30/08
@holdthemayo-that's how I eat candy corn too.
Rottenmom at 10:11AM on 10/31/08