Candy corn consistently tops the lists of least favorite halloween candy, but it will never go away. Candy corn is too embedded in our idea of what Halloween is. But some of us like it! Whether you do or not, the story of how its made and why we started eating it is pretty interesting.
The first mass-produced candy corn was produced in the 1880s and was called "Chicken Feed." You won't be surprised to learn that the main ingredient is corn syrup, but you might be surprised at how hard it was to make before modern industrial machinery. Read the story of the ubiquitous Halloween staple, candy corn, at Atlas Obscura.
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