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'''Candy corn''' is a ] popular in the ], particularly around ]. Each piece is approximately the size of a whole kernel of corn, as if it fell off a ripe or dried ear of ]. The ] is usually tri-colored with a yellow base, orange center, and white tip, although the color combinations may vary. Candy corn is made primarily from sugar, corn syrup and honey. ] is usually added. Although it is most popular at ], it is available year-round. The ] estimate 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold each year.<ref name="brachs_2004">Brach's Confections, Inc. 2004. "." Press release. Retrieved ].</ref> ] is National Candy Corn Day.<ref name="CandyUSA">National Confectioners Association. "." Retrieved ].</ref> | |||
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'''Candy corn''' is a small, pyramid-shaped ], typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on ], ], ], and ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Pai|first=Tanya|date=2015-10-29|title=Candy corn: Halloween's most contentious sweet, explained|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/10/29/9633560/candy-corn-explained|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Vox|language=en|archive-date=2023-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204203707/https://www.vox.com/2015/10/29/9633560/candy-corn-explained|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Citation|last1=Hartel|first1=Richard W.|title=National Candy Corn Day|date=2014|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9383-9_26|work=Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets|pages=101–104|editor-last=Hartel|editor-first=Richard W.|place=New York, NY|publisher=Springer|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-9383-9_26|isbn=978-1-4614-9383-9|access-date=2020-10-12|last2=Hartel|first2=AnnaKate|editor2-last=Hartel|editor2-first=AnnaKate|archive-date=2024-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530030110/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-9383-9_26|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a staple candy of the ] season and ] in North America.<ref name=":5"/> | |||
==Origin== | |||
Candy corn was invented by George Renninger in the 1880s and produced by the Wunderle Candy Company. By 1900, the Goelitz Candy Company, now Jelly Belly, started mass producing the candy. | |||
Candy corn's traditional colors of yellow, orange, and white represent the colors of the fall ],<ref name=":5"/> or of ],<ref name="Google Trends">{{cite web|title=History of candy corn|url=http://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2007/10/29/history-of-candy-corn/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920163417/https://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2007/10/history-of-candy-corn/|archive-date=20 September 2020|access-date=5 October 2012|work=]|department=Showcase}}</ref> with the wide yellow end resembling a ].<ref name=":1" /> | |||
Candy corn has a reputation for generating polarizing responses, with articles referring to it as "Halloween's most contentious sweet"<ref name=":1" /> which people either "love" or "hate".<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Elise|title=Candy Corn: You Either Love It or Hate It, There Is No In-Between|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/candy-corn-love-hate|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Vogue|date=20 October 2017|language=en-us|archive-date=2023-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006002736/https://www.vogue.com/article/candy-corn-love-hate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> | |||
==History== | |||
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"Chicken Feed" was the original candy name, with production starting in the late 1880s.<ref name=Broek>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bhg.com/halloween/recipes/the-history-of-candy-corn/ |title=Broek, Sara. "The History of Candy Corn: A Halloween Candy Favorite", ''Better Homes and Gardens'' |access-date=2014-10-29 |archive-date=2023-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328215357/https://www.bhg.com/halloween/recipes/the-history-of-candy-corn/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was first invented in the 1880s by a Wunderle Candy Company employee, George Renninger.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine|last=Waxman|first=Olivia B.|date=2013-10-30|title=A brief history of candy corn for Nat'l Candy Corn Day|language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/30/an-oral-history-of-candy-corn-the-most-polarizing-confection-of-them-all/|access-date=2020-10-12|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=2020-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007153129/https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/30/an-oral-history-of-candy-corn-the-most-polarizing-confection-of-them-all/|url-status=live}}</ref> Wunderle Candy Company was the first to produce the candy in 1888.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wunderle's Candy: Our claim to fame |url=https://wunderlecandy.com/ |publisher=Wunderle's Candy |access-date=3 July 2020 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807175910/https://wunderlecandy.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Goelitz Confectionery Company, now called ], began manufacturing the product in 1898.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Schmidt|first=Ann|date=2019-10-30|title=Candy corn sales expected to top $73M: How Halloween's controversial treat got its start|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/candy-corn-what-to-know-halloween|access-date=2020-10-12|website=FOXBusiness|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029124700/https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/candy-corn-what-to-know-halloween|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
While Jelly Belly still makes candy corn, the largest manufacturer of candy corn is ] owned by the ].<ref name=":3" /> Brach's makes approximately 7 billion pieces of candy corn per year and possesses 85 percent of the total share of the candy corn industry during the Halloween season.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
Along with other agriculture-inspired treats in the late 19th century, America's confectioners sought to market candy corn to a largely rural society.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Danny|title=Candy Corn Hasn't Changed Since the 19th Century|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/candy-corn-hasnt-changed-19th-century-180957107/|website=Smithsonian.com|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=21 September 2017|archive-date=6 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006001820/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/candy-corn-hasnt-changed-19th-century-180957107/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the late 19th century, "butter cream" candies molded into many types of nature-inspired shapes, including ]s, ]s, and ] leaves, were quite popular but what made candy corn stand out was its bright and iconic tri-color layering.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Kawash|first=Samira|date=2010-10-30|title=Where Our Love/Hate Relationship With Candy Corn Comes From|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/10/where-our-love-hate-relationship-with-candy-corn-comes-from/65428/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007032211/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/10/where-our-love-hate-relationship-with-candy-corn-comes-from/65428/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Although it is currently most popular in the fall, candy corn was only sometimes associated with the fall and Halloween seasons. For the first half of the 20th century, candy corn was a well-known "penny candy" or ]. It was advertised as an affordable and popular treat that could be eaten year-round.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
Candy corn developed into a fall and Halloween staple around the 1950s when people began to hand out individually wrapped candy to ]. The harvest-themed colors and increased advertising in October also helped candy corn become a fall staple.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
The ] has deemed October 30, the day before Halloween, "National Candy Corn Day".<ref name=":2" /> | |||
==Sales== | |||
{{As of|2016}}, annual production in the ] was 35 million pounds, or almost 9 billion pieces of candy.<ref name=":0" /> The majority of candy corn sales occur during the ] season.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
Originally, the candy was made by hand.<ref name="recipes.howstuffworks.com">{{cite web |title=What is Candy Corn and How is it Made? |url=http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/candy-corn.htm |work=howstuffworks.com |access-date=15 October 2009 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927050925/https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/candy-corn.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Manufacturers first combined sugar, ] and water, and cooked them to form a ]. ] was added for texture and ] were added to provide a soft bite.<ref name="recipes.howstuffworks.com"/> The final mixture was heated and poured into shaped molds. Three passes, one for each colored section, were required during the pouring process.{{Cn|date=January 2021}} | |||
The recipe is similar today. The production method, called "] modeling",<ref name="Saeger">{{cite news|last=Saeger|first=Natalie|date=29 October 2007|work=]|title=History of candy corn. With new colors and flavors, it is a treat for all seasons.|department=Showcase|access-date=5 October 2012|url=http://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2007/10/29/history-of-candy-corn/|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920163417/https://www.spectatornews.com/showcase/2007/10/history-of-candy-corn/|url-status=live}}</ref> likewise remains the same, though tasks initially performed by hand were soon taken over by ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Candy Corn Bulk Candy |url=http://www.candyfavorites.com/Candy-Corn-Bulk-Candy-pr-1303.html |work=Candyfavorites.com |access-date=4 October 2009 |archive-date=27 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327234621/http://www.candyfavorites.com/Candy-Corn-Bulk-Candy-pr-1303.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Variations== | |||
Candy corn has taken many shapes over the years for different holidays. "Indian Candy Corn" in which the yellow is replaced with chocolate-flavored brown, is sold during the ] holiday season. "Reindeer Corn" is produced during Christmas season, the yellow is replaced with red and the orange is replaced with green. "Cupid Corn" is produced during Valentines season, in which the yellow and orange are replaced with red and pink, and "Bunny Corn" which is produced during Easter, in which many colors are made for each kernel such as yellow, pink, green, blue, purple and white. | |||
===Ingredients=== | |||
Candy corn is freakin delicious. I like to rub it all over my body. Nick has AIDS. He got it from candy corn and black people mixed together like coco cola and peanut butter, also soup. (chicken noodle) | |||
Candy corn is made with sugar, corn syrup, ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The confectioner's glaze is made from ], a bug secretion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Snider |first=Mike |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/10/15/halloween-candy-corn-iconic-treat/71146047007/ |title=The origins of candy corn: A divisive delicacy, destined to be a Halloween tradition |work=] |date=2023-10-15 |accessdate=2023-10-15 |archive-date=2023-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015203056/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/10/15/halloween-candy-corn-iconic-treat/71146047007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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A popular variation called "harvest corn" adds cocoa powder;<ref>{{cite web |title=Brach Harvest Corn product description |url=https://www.brachs.com/products/halloween/harvest-corn.html |access-date=2021-10-10 |archive-date=2021-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010213010/https://www.brachs.com/products/halloween/harvest-corn.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> it features a chocolate brown wide end, orange center, and pointed white tip. It is often available around ].<ref name="Broek"/> During the ] season, blackberry cobbler candy corn can be found in ], as well as candy corn shaped like pumpkins. Confectioners have introduced additional color variations suited to other holidays.<ref name="Saeger"/> | |||
The ] variant, sometimes called "reindeer corn",<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/health/strange-facts-about-candy-corn/index.html|title=5 strange facts about candy corn|author1=Griggs, Brandon|author2=Maxouris, Christina|date=10 October 2016|work=CNN|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115090214/https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/health/strange-facts-about-candy-corn/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> typically has a red end and a green center. The ] variant, sometimes called "cupid corn",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/candy-corn-facts_n_5961586.html |title=Jacques, Renee. "10 Things You Never Knew About Candy Corn, The Candy You Love To Hate", ''Huffington Post'', October 17, 2014 |access-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529024500/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/candy-corn-facts_n_5961586.html |url-status=live }}</ref> typically has a red end and a pink center. In the United States during ] celebrations, corn with a blue end, white center, and red tip, named "freedom corn", can be found at celebratory cook outs and patriotic celebrations. The ] variant, sometimes called "bunny corn", is typically a two-color candy, and comes with a variety of pastel bases, pink, green, yellow, and purple, with white tips all in one package.{{cn|date=August 2024}} | |||
There have been caramel apple and green apple, s'mores and pumpkin spice, carrot corn (green and orange, with a carrot cake flavor), and birthday cake candy corn flavors.{{cn|date=August 2024}} In 2022, Brach's released a tailgate variant with fruit punch, vanilla ice cream, popcorn, hotdog, and hamburger flavored pieces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hot Dog-Flavored Candy Corn Is Part of This New 'Tailgate' Mix |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/tailgate-candy-corn-hot-dog-hamburger-flavors-brachs |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Food & Wine |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101140247/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/tailgate-candy-corn-hot-dog-hamburger-flavors-brachs |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Candy corn flavored snacks have become more widely available with candy corn flavored variants of snack foods and candy, including ]s, ], ]s, and more.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
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Type of small, pyramid-shaped candy For the 2019 film, see Candy Corn (film).Type | Confectionery |
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Course | Dessert, Candy, Snack |
Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Main ingredients | Sugar, corn syrup, carnauba wax, artificial coloring and binders |
Variations | cupid corn, bunny corn, harvest corn, reindeer corn |
Candy corn is a small, pyramid-shaped candy, typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on honey, sugar, butter, and vanilla. It is a staple candy of the fall season and Halloween in North America.
Candy corn's traditional colors of yellow, orange, and white represent the colors of the fall harvest, or of corn on the cob, with the wide yellow end resembling a corn kernel.
Candy corn has a reputation for generating polarizing responses, with articles referring to it as "Halloween's most contentious sweet" which people either "love" or "hate".
History
"Chicken Feed" was the original candy name, with production starting in the late 1880s. It was first invented in the 1880s by a Wunderle Candy Company employee, George Renninger. Wunderle Candy Company was the first to produce the candy in 1888. The Goelitz Confectionery Company, now called Jelly Belly, began manufacturing the product in 1898.
While Jelly Belly still makes candy corn, the largest manufacturer of candy corn is Brach's Confections owned by the Ferrara Candy Company. Brach's makes approximately 7 billion pieces of candy corn per year and possesses 85 percent of the total share of the candy corn industry during the Halloween season.
Along with other agriculture-inspired treats in the late 19th century, America's confectioners sought to market candy corn to a largely rural society. During the late 19th century, "butter cream" candies molded into many types of nature-inspired shapes, including chestnuts, turnips, and clover leaves, were quite popular but what made candy corn stand out was its bright and iconic tri-color layering.
Although it is currently most popular in the fall, candy corn was only sometimes associated with the fall and Halloween seasons. For the first half of the 20th century, candy corn was a well-known "penny candy" or bulk confectionery. It was advertised as an affordable and popular treat that could be eaten year-round.
Candy corn developed into a fall and Halloween staple around the 1950s when people began to hand out individually wrapped candy to trick-or-treaters. The harvest-themed colors and increased advertising in October also helped candy corn become a fall staple.
The National Confectioners Association has deemed October 30, the day before Halloween, "National Candy Corn Day".
Sales
As of 2016, annual production in the United States was 35 million pounds, or almost 9 billion pieces of candy. The majority of candy corn sales occur during the Halloween season.
Production
Originally, the candy was made by hand. Manufacturers first combined sugar, corn syrup and water, and cooked them to form a slurry. Fondant was added for texture and marshmallows were added to provide a soft bite. The final mixture was heated and poured into shaped molds. Three passes, one for each colored section, were required during the pouring process.
The recipe is similar today. The production method, called "corn starch modeling", likewise remains the same, though tasks initially performed by hand were soon taken over by machines made for that purpose.
Ingredients
Candy corn is made with sugar, corn syrup, salt, sesame oil, honey, artificial flavor, food colorings, gelatin, and confectioner's glaze. The confectioner's glaze is made from lac resin, a bug secretion.
Variants
A popular variation called "harvest corn" adds cocoa powder; it features a chocolate brown wide end, orange center, and pointed white tip. It is often available around Thanksgiving. During the Halloween season, blackberry cobbler candy corn can be found in Eastern Canada, as well as candy corn shaped like pumpkins. Confectioners have introduced additional color variations suited to other holidays.
The Christmas variant, sometimes called "reindeer corn", typically has a red end and a green center. The Valentine's Day variant, sometimes called "cupid corn", typically has a red end and a pink center. In the United States during Independence Day celebrations, corn with a blue end, white center, and red tip, named "freedom corn", can be found at celebratory cook outs and patriotic celebrations. The Easter variant, sometimes called "bunny corn", is typically a two-color candy, and comes with a variety of pastel bases, pink, green, yellow, and purple, with white tips all in one package.
There have been caramel apple and green apple, s'mores and pumpkin spice, carrot corn (green and orange, with a carrot cake flavor), and birthday cake candy corn flavors. In 2022, Brach's released a tailgate variant with fruit punch, vanilla ice cream, popcorn, hotdog, and hamburger flavored pieces. Candy corn flavored snacks have become more widely available with candy corn flavored variants of snack foods and candy, including Oreos, M&M's, marshmallows, and more.
See also
References
- ^ Pai, Tanya (2015-10-29). "Candy corn: Halloween's most contentious sweet, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ Hartel, Richard W.; Hartel, AnnaKate (2014), Hartel, Richard W.; Hartel, AnnaKate (eds.), "National Candy Corn Day", Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets, New York, NY: Springer, pp. 101–104, doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9383-9_26, ISBN 978-1-4614-9383-9, archived from the original on 2024-05-30, retrieved 2020-10-12
- "History of candy corn". Showcase. The Spectator. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- Taylor, Elise (20 October 2017). "Candy Corn: You Either Love It or Hate It, There Is No In-Between". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ Kawash, Samira (2010-10-30). "Where Our Love/Hate Relationship With Candy Corn Comes From". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Broek, Sara. "The History of Candy Corn: A Halloween Candy Favorite", Better Homes and Gardens". Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ Waxman, Olivia B. (2013-10-30). "A brief history of candy corn for Nat'l Candy Corn Day". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- "Wunderle's Candy: Our claim to fame". Wunderle's Candy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Schmidt, Ann (2019-10-30). "Candy corn sales expected to top $73M: How Halloween's controversial treat got its start". FOXBusiness. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- Lewis, Danny. "Candy Corn Hasn't Changed Since the 19th Century". Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Griggs, Brandon; Maxouris, Christina (10 October 2016). "5 strange facts about candy corn". CNN. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "What is Candy Corn and How is it Made?". howstuffworks.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ Saeger, Natalie (29 October 2007). "History of candy corn. With new colors and flavors, it is a treat for all seasons". Showcase. The Spectator. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- "Candy Corn Bulk Candy". Candyfavorites.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- Snider, Mike (2023-10-15). "The origins of candy corn: A divisive delicacy, destined to be a Halloween tradition". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- "Brach Harvest Corn product description". Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- "Jacques, Renee. "10 Things You Never Knew About Candy Corn, The Candy You Love To Hate", Huffington Post, October 17, 2014". Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- "Hot Dog-Flavored Candy Corn Is Part of This New 'Tailgate' Mix". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.