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Oct 28 / Jonell Galloway

Itsy Bitsy History of Candy Corn and other Halloween News

Cake, candy, candy corn art, candy corn sculptures, Confectionery, food history, Gourmet Live, Halloween, history, Homemade Halloween treats, invention, party favors

by Jonell Galloway

Don’t miss Gourmet Live’s history of how candy corn was invented in a time when corn was seen as low-brow, and how it later came to be associated with autumn.

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For lots of fun and novel uses for candy corn (and for a few good laughs), you might want to read this article on Jezebel.

Laughing Squid has produced an series of sculptures made from candy corn.

Craftberry Bush shows a step-by-step photographic explanation of how to make candy corn party favors. These are some of the most original Halloween treats I’ve seen.

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