Comments on: It’s that time again – National Candy Corn Day

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 01:32:31 +0000

@ F – have you tried the M&M’s Fudge Brownie yet?
I’ve made an exception to not eating milk chocolate.

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 01:08:15 +0000

What is the Golden Age of Candy Corn?

Nine.

By: F

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 01:06:38 +0000

Candy Corn at Halloween and Jelly beans in the Easter season are absolute necessities for our family. Although this year, Halloween is here and we have not had candy corn, nor do we have any plans to have any. Aging taste buds? Maybe. Or perhaps the doctor’s admonition to cut down on sugar and wheat-based foods. I can”t predict what will happen at Easter. Jelly beans? Very possibly not.

OTOH, Costco now sells M&Ms in a large plastic jar. This is our latest vice. The good news is, the large plastic jars are good for storing dry goods. Don’t tell my doctor.

By: Roy Nathanson

Roy Nathanson — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:32:41 +0000

I have never been a fan of Candy Corn… not as an adult, nor as a child.

Jelly beans, now… THAT is a different story. Ronald Reagan and I share the same vice.

By: steve walsh

steve walsh — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:41:48 +0000

I’ve been eating the amazing Candy Corn my entire life and love it. As I’ve aged, however, I find I eat a lot less of it than I did as kid. My desire for it these days is satisfied by a small handful. I suspect this is true because I eat very little sugary food these days so the intense sweetness of Candy Corn just overwhelms. And, as AesopFan notes, taste changes as we age.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 07:58:36 +0000

The Season of the Candy Corn was always my favorite, and I too could devour bushels (and agree, only the original is worth eating at all; same with Peeps – I accept none of those radical new flavors as authentic!), but I noticed a few years ago that it is too sweet for me now to eat more than a few kernels, for Old Times’ Sake.

I also only eat dark chocolate, whereas in my youth I would have considered it far too bitter. Now, I can’t abide milk chocolate!

Something to do with aging taste buds, I have heard.

By: Ray+Van+Dune

Ray+Van+Dune — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 02:17:44 +0000

I recently was asked by my wife if I “wanted anything from the store?”. This is a standard perfunctory query that is almost always answered with “Um… nope.” Imagine my delight when I suddenly remembered that for about 20 years I have been hankering for Candy Corn! Also imagine my amazement when she (and my visiting adult daughter) responded with “What – that garbage?!”

This has become the latest “I thought I knew you!” cause celebre. Pretty chilly around here.

By: sparkee

sparkee — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 23:12:48 +0000

Candy corn is best consumed section by section. Of course you’re right Neo that the pointy end is the bottom, as shown by the kernels in a real cob.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 22:33:49 +0000

One of my earliest memories involves candy corn. When I was 5, we drove 1,000 miles to see my grandparents. For the return trip, my grandmother added some candy corn to our lunches. I very much liked candy corn as a child, though have eaten little of it in recent decades.

By: Cappy

Cappy — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:12:58 +0000

Need an Ozzy Man video for this.