Manufacturers will produce almost 9 billion pieces of candy corn this year. The tricolored kernels are a beloved Halloween staple for millions, although not everyone loves them.
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
Manufacturers will produce almost 9 billion pieces of candy corn this year. The tricolored kernels are a beloved Halloween staple for millions, although not everyone loves them.
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A worker for the Goelitz Confectionery Co. stirs a kettle of warm candy corn mixture at a New Jersey factory in the early 1900s. The company, which in 2001 changed its name to Jelly Belly, continues to make candy corn today -- by machine, of course.
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
A worker for the Goelitz Confectionery Co. stirs a kettle of warm candy corn mixture at a New Jersey factory in the early 1900s. The company, which in 2001 changed its name to Jelly Belly, continues to make candy corn today -- by machine, of course.
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The blue Goelitz box from the mid-1900s promises "something worth crowing for." Today, Brach's and Jelly Belly are the two leading U.S. candy corn manufacturers.
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
The blue Goelitz box from the mid-1900s promises "something worth crowing for." Today, Brach's and Jelly Belly are the two leading U.S. candy corn manufacturers.
From Jelly Belly Candy Co.
Each kernel has three colors, about 7 calories and a lot of sugar. Here is a brown-hued variation called "Indian corn," sometimes served at Thanksgiving.
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
Each kernel has three colors, about 7 calories and a lot of sugar. Here is a brown-hued variation called "Indian corn," sometimes served at Thanksgiving.
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There's a red-and-green version, "Reindeer corn," for the Christmas holidays ...
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
There's a red-and-green version, "Reindeer corn," for the Christmas holidays ...
From Jelly Belly Candy Co.
... and "Cupid corn" for Valentine's Day ...
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
... and "Cupid corn" for Valentine's Day ...
From Jelly Belly Candy Co.
... and for Easter, "Bunny corn."
Candy corn: Ick or treat? —
... and for Easter, "Bunny corn."
From Jelly Belly Candy Co.