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Food history: candy corn

It’s interesting how candy corn has become such a Halloween staple considering, A – It’s available year-round, B – many people hate it, and C – candy corn doesn’t come individually wrapped, making it a poor choice to hand out to trick-or-treaters.

Nevertheless, millions of pounds of the sugary treat are sold every year, about three-quarters of which are around Halloween.

I didn’t realize it when I chose this topic for today’s post, but today happens to be National Candy Corn Day

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