The Real History Of Candy Corn...

No other candy can match the creamy taste of candy corn. It has been a sweet Halloween treat for more than a century.

Candy corn I think , and that I know of, might be the most controversial Halloween candy ever. It is called: The Fruit Cake of Halloween

It has a history of being a LOVE It or HATE IT kind of candy. But even though it has a reputation, it is still the most bought at Halloween.

The National Retail Federation estimated that 95% of holiday shoppers stocked up on the three color treat. Not to mention it’s consistently the most popular Halloween candy in multiple states.

Who Is Buying All Of The Candy Corn

10 Top States That Love Candy Corn:

California

Texas

Florida

New York

Michigan

Illinois

Pennsylvania

North Carolina

Georgia

Indiana

Where Was Candy Corn Invented?

Candy Corn has been said to have first been invented in the 1880s by George Renninger, who was a part of the Philadelphia-based Wunderle Candy company, where he was employed. While no one is quite sure if Renninger was the actual inventor, it is known that around that time, the Goelitz Confectionary Company picked the recipe up and started producing it on a large scale. Today, the Goelitz Confectionary Company is still in business but under a more familiar name: The Jelly Belly Candy Co.

How Is Candy Corn Made?

The Creamy concoction starts as a mixture of sugar, fondant, corn syrup, vanilla flavor, and marshmallow creme. All the ingredients are melted into a liquid candy and colored, and run through a cornstarch molding process to create each kernel. Wooden trays filled with cornstarch are imprinted with rows of candy corn molds, where the layers are individually deposited from bottom to top.

After the mixture is cooled in the trays they are removed and polished with edible wax.

What Kind Of Wax And Where Does It Come From?

Doing my research I found this: Don’t know how true it is but worth a read.

Bugs:

It contains traces of animal hides and bones. Candy corn is made with gelatin, a protein made from animal sources. Not Vegan in the least bit.

Outer Coating: This outer coating is a firm, smooth coating is listed as confectioner’s glaze on the ingredient label, but the stuff is also known as lac-resin, a coating that comes straight from lac bugs, bright red insects that are found in Asia.