Indulge in a Halloween Treat With Candy Corn?

Answer 1

Halloween is a time of year associated with candy of all types, but one kind of candy that is seen in October and November and rarely any other time of the year is candy corn. Oddly enough, few people distribute candy corn at Halloween, but that's because it is not securely packaged, and no one wants to risk accidentally giving out tainted candy. At home, however, it's almost assured that if Halloween decorations are out, you will find a candy bowl somewhere filled with candy corn.

This classic confection is very simple. The basic design is cone-shaped, with white at the tip, orange in the middle and yellow at the wide end. This array of colors is quite pleasing, calling to mind the changing leaves on the trees as well as the orange jack-o-lanterns with yellow light shining from within. The pieces are very small, so you can pop them into your mouth like you would an M&M. You can also grab a handful and munch on them. Candy corn is sugary and not particularly healthy, but that is true of most candies. At least when you eat candy corn, you can feel as though you are getting into the Halloween spirit.

Most stores sell big bags of candy corn ideal for putting out for public consumption during parties or just for after school snacking. Along with the basic pattern, the look may vary with other colors coming into the mix. For instance, brown often replaces yellow, giving the candy a duller look. Even more interestingly, candy corn will sometimes be presented in an entirely different way so that it does not resemble corn kernels at all but instead looks like traditional Halloween objects. The most common of these is a pumpkin. Candy pumpkins of this type are round, and some may find them too much to handle in one bite, but they look very festive.

Of all possible candy that one could have in October, none of them quite screams Halloween like candy corn. It's cheap and it's readily available, so why not buy some for your family? It will help ease the wait for trick-or-treating and look very attractive on the table.