It is my favorite time of the year...time for candy corn!!! I absolutely could eat a whole bag in one day....oh and there is a certain way to eat it. Always bite the white tip off first..then the rest. Just for kicks I found a list of fun facts about my favorite holiday candy..
October 30th is National Candy Corn Day
One serving of candy corn contains only about 140 calories
Candy corn has 3.57 calories per kernel
More than 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced this year. That equates to nearly 9 billion pieces -- enough to circle the moon nearly four times if laid end-to-end.
Halloween accounts for 75% of the annual candy corn production
A cup of candy corn has fewer calories than a cup of raisins.
Candy Corn was invented by George Renninger and produced by the Wunderlee Candy Company in the 1880's. In 1900, the Goelitz Candy Company, now Jelly Belly Candy Company, started mass producing the candy, but, due to the lack of machinery, it was only made available seasonally from March to November. Its recipe has remained unchanged.
Candy corn isn't just for Halloween there is also:
Reindeer corn for Christmas (red, green, and white)
Indian corn (it's chocolate and vanilla flavored)
Cupid corn for Valentine's Day (red, pink, and white)
Bunny corn for Easter (pastel-colored)
Last year at Christ Covenant's annual Fall Festival, the third grade booth did "candy corn" manicures. It was a real hit with the girls...and some of the boys!!
My favorite thing to do with candy corn in the Fall is to mix it with peanuts, Halloween m & m's, peanut butter morsels, and pretzel sticks. Looks very cute in little cellophane bags for happies!!
And last but not least, my favorite line in a movie about candy corn..if you haven't seen Will Ferrell's "Elf"..it is a must see holiday movie. Buddy the Elf LOVES syrup and when asked about it, he replies, "The 4 main food groups on the North Pole are: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup!" You really have to see this movie to appreciate it!
Everybody go get some candy corn...I promise it will put you in a Fall mood!!!
4 comments:
You have made me want a cup of CC & a cup of raisins. This a very "insightful" blog. Keep up the good work!
Candy Corn Rocks! And me and Amy are with you on the fourth grade twitter comment you made recently!
Am loving the A, B, C's-wonder every day what topic you're going to do!
As Noah would says,"Cooooool"! That is what he said when he was first introduced to Candy Corn. He Loves It...great blog!
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