18 Oct 2023
15m

Short Stuff: Candy Corn

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Stuff You Should Know

This podcast episode delves into the divisive candy corn, its murky origins dating back to the 1880s and association with Wonderly and GoLitz Candy Companies, its unique manufacturing process involving sugar, corn syrup, marshmallow, and fondant, its paradoxical popularity despite having 95% purchase rate and polarizing taste and nostalgic appeal influencing candy corn's enduring legacy of being a divisive but persistent Halloween favorite.

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