It's Candy Corn Time

October 30 is National Candy Corn Day


Candy corn image from Nutsonline.com

Here are two timely links from the National Confectioners Association:
History of Candy Corn
Candy Dish Blog.

And here are links to two posts from this very blog about candy corn from October, 2006:
The Natural History of Candy Corn
Six Degrees of Candy Corn.

The Natural History of Candy Corn

Candy Corn: Your Friend and Mine, this is the title of Cuisine.net's fact filled tribute to candy corn. Check it out and be sure to look for the way cool candy corn animation.

Where did it come from, how do they make it? from eNotes. The essay ends with this notable quote: "Candy corn that is somehow misshapen or considered inferior may be melted down and reused. Of course, any candy that falls on the floor is never reused." That's because the dog gets it first.

Award-winning leader in the Candy Corn industry, Zachary Confections, has a site worth exploring.

Six Degrees of Candy Corn

But no St. Patrick's Day Corn? What's up with that?