Tomorrow nearly half of the adults in the country will answer
their doorbells and hand out candy. Most of the rest will be escorting their
costumed offspring from door to door in search of sweets. The candies most in
demand will be chocolates. M&Ms, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers
top the list every year. Then come Skittles, Starburst and Red Vines/Twizzlers.
The least favorite Halloween treats are Good and Plenty, Smarties, Tootsie
Rolls, Necco wafers and candy corn. The Necco factory was recently shuttered (more about that later),
so we can scratch it off our list. Candy corn would probably disappear, too, if
it wasn’t such a seasonal thing. By the time they reappear next autumn, we’ll
have forgotten how much we dislike them and just buy more. Comic Lewis Black
claims all the candy corn ever made was produced in 1911. Since no one ever
eats it, it’s just recycled. A cheerful thought for National Candy Corn Day!
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