Love it or hate it, a certain pyramid-shaped candy is arguably one of the most iconic Halloween treats. Before becoming the polarizing candy it is today, it took off in popularity after a ...

One of America’s favorite Halloween candies was created to celebrate farmers throughout the year. The original names for candy corn were butter cream, chicken corn and chicken feed. The creation of ...

The lac bug secretes a waxy, waterproof coating to protect itself that workers scrape from plants. Typically found under the name "confectioner's glaze" or "pure food glaze," lac coating is used in ...

Today, we celebrate what seems to be the most polarizing candy of our time — it’s National Candy Corn Day. The triangular, tri-colored candy corn has generated quite a bit of buzz this spooky season — ...

Author and podcast host Aaron Mahnke breaks down the history behind trick-or-treating and a famous candy that might show up in your boo buckets this Halloween Aaron Mahnke, is the author of 'Cabinet ...

October 30 marks National Candy Corn Day: a guilt-free excuse to indulge in this autumnal candy before trick-or-treating begins. But, the success of this century-old candy may have been inspired by ...