Candy Corn is *the worst* Halloween candy
In our team meeting this week, Jay Roxe, the beloved VB Product Manager was nice enough to bring in some Halloween candy. But alas poor Jay brought what is, in my opinion, the absolute worst Halloween candy there is - candy corn. The nice and well meaning jesture met the wraith of me, BrianKel, and Rick and led to a discussion of what the worst Halloween candy of all time is. Rick even called the 800 number on the back of the Candy Corn wrapper to find out how they stay in business. Louis Black gives his enlightened candy corn theory in Unleashed that "all of the candy corn that was ever made was made in 1911" and people have just been reusing the same crappy candy year-after-year.
Thanks to the power of Google, I've discovered that I am not alone in my hatred of candy corn. Hand Carved Magazine has a poll of the worst Halloween treat, and I was delighted to see that people prefer "circus peanuts" and "severed body parts" to candy corn. In the poll comments, terremoto* sums up my opinion quite bluntly: man, i can eat raisins, and i can fool myself into eating a circus peanut, but [religious reference], i [expletive] hate candy corn, and even though halloween and candy corn only come once a year, that whole year isn't long enough for me to forget how nasty that crap is.
Is Candy Corn the biggest culinary joke ever played on an clueless public? Is there anything worse then getting candy corn for Halloween?!!
* aside: terremoto is spanish for earthquake
Comments
Anonymous
October 29, 2004
I'm actually pretty fond of Candy Corn myself. Although I will say that whatever idiot thought up adding the chocolate flavor to certain brands of Candy Corn should be shot. :)Anonymous
October 29, 2004
Weird, based on that photo, I can't say I've ever had candy corn.
Not even with HUGE hoards of halloween loot as a kid. I don't think they distribute it in Canada, at least, not in large quantities!Anonymous
October 29, 2004
honestly, i'm a picky eater.. not a snacker or candy eater either. THey're not bad, they're kind of sweet.. not like 'corn tasting'.
there are plenty worse things..Anonymous
October 29, 2004
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October 29, 2004
You should now how to spell gesture.Anonymous
October 30, 2004
OMG!!!111 No way. Candy Corn is teh Rulz0r!!!!
Seriously though. The kind pictured I don't like. But the ones with the black third ring are the best! Candy Corn has that weird, fake sweet flavor, and makes me ill after a few, but at Halloween I just cannot stop eating them. I don't know why. It's a sickness really.Anonymous
October 30, 2004
Jelly babies gives you teh fartsAnonymous
October 30, 2004
I love the stuff. I had some surgery that maked eating my previous favorites (Snickers, Milky Ways) not possible, and so Candy Corn is something (pure sugar, no fat) I can eat and enjoy.Anonymous
October 30, 2004
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October 30, 2004
Candy corn is #2 on my list of worst tasting candy. #1 on my list is that peanut butter like stuff that comes wrapped in either plain orange or plain black wax-type paper. That stuff is terrible!Anonymous
October 31, 2004
It's hard to choose a winner between candy corn and the candy peanuts - they are both so bad.
To make it worse, we find that:
"Candy Corn is not just for Halloween anymore. Candy makers have made Reindeer Corn for Christmas, Cupid Corn for Valentine’s Day and Bunny Corn for Easter"
For the person who can't have fat, I think that caramel is a huge improvement over candy corn.Anonymous
November 04, 2004
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November 05, 2004
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November 05, 2004
Matt,
You should know how to spell "know."Anonymous
November 05, 2004
What color of candy corn do you consider the bottom????Anonymous
November 08, 2004
Having a sweet tooth, I've always liked candy corn but only if it's fresh (on the soft side). At a place I worked in the early eighties, someone brought in candy corn and mixed it w/peanuts and everyone (but me) seemed to love the combination. I liked peanuts and the candy but each separately. Putting them together w/salt & sweet tasted weird to me.Anonymous
November 10, 2004
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November 11, 2004
for real though, candy corn is the shiznit. i buy it in bulk after it goes on sale after halloween. you can get like 3 pounds for 19 cents. this year i'm setting a new guiness record for most consecutive days of eating nothing but candy corn. i'm on day 13 and plan on going for another 22 days or so.Anonymous
November 11, 2004
"Kandy Korn", you frighten me. You should take pictures of yourself on the candy corn-only diet.Anonymous
November 12, 2004
NOT! I love the stuffAnonymous
November 13, 2004
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May 08, 2005
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August 23, 2005
Circus Peanuts are the worst thing that can properly be considered candy. The shape is peanut, the color orange, the consistency is marshmallow and the flavor is bannana. They're like the platypus of awful candyAnonymous
September 01, 2005
r u kidin! candy corn is 1 of the best things ever made! i love em!
i have all kinds of candy corn stuff o and 4 um...i usually just eat the whole piece it takes 2 long 2 take bites on the lines! lol
thad b kool 2 go on an all candy corn diet!Anonymous
October 12, 2005
I love candy corn! - when it's fresh, but I don't care for the chocolate layer, either. That just doesn't go (for me), but then I also love Circus Peanuts - when they're fresh. Pure sugar! yum add cotton candy to the list....
I have a candy corner on my filing cabinet at work that I keep stocked for my coworkers. At Halloween, it's candy corn time, and it's very popular - goes just as fast, if not faster, than when I put chocolate out! All just a matter of taste :o)Anonymous
October 24, 2005
I JUST LOVE ME SOME CANDY CORN, CAN'T GET ENOUGH!!!!!!!Anonymous
October 24, 2005
I JUST LOVE ME SOME CANDY CORN, CAN'T GET ENOUGH!!!!!!!Anonymous
November 03, 2005
I hate candy corn! I also heard that candy corn was invented by the man who invented the wax ring that goes on the bottom of a toilet. I have installed many a wax ring and I believe they are made of the materials. Can anyone confirm this?Anonymous
November 15, 2005
Just a mouth full of sugar...Anonymous
December 01, 2005
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December 01, 2005
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December 02, 2005
hey omg how do you grow candy corn?
with you inner spiritualityAnonymous
December 02, 2005
actually lindsey lohan first u must plant it w/ a dead fish and then use ur spirituality to grow it while singing veggie tale songs to itAnonymous
December 02, 2005
omg you did not just say i was wrong ohhhhhh no chilren are getting presents this year cause santa clause is going downAnonymous
March 08, 2006
Friday, November 05, 2004 1:17 AM by candyfan
"this information provided just in case this page comes up somehow on google as a highly-ranked page for search term "candy corn""
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Funny enough, i was searching on google for candy corn and this was on page 1 (9th entry)Anonymous
June 17, 2006
I've always liked candy corn but can only eat a small amount at a time due to being too sweet. The kind I get is made with honey instead of a bunch of sugar.
When I was a child there was a girl that lived up the street from me, and her name was Candy and her last name was Corn, so therefore Candy Corn.Anonymous
August 22, 2006
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September 25, 2006
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October 15, 2006
Hi! I though it was funny when I started reading all the comments. People have a lot to say about candy corn. I'm eating it right now. Its really good, definately not the worst. Ok some of the real worsts: dum dums, dubble bubble gum, Dots, caramel apple pops, and stuff like that. Definately not candy corn, no. But to each his own.Anonymous
October 19, 2006
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October 24, 2006
hey, here you can learn more about trick or treat candy and what you should give out to the kids....to avoid scraping dried eggs from your front door the next morning the link: http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1506&src=stf124Anonymous
May 02, 2007
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July 09, 2007
candyfan, I agree with you 100%. I decided long ago sathers was the best, for the EXACT SAME REASON you use. Its the most disgusting candy corn. That means to a candy corn fan, its the most delicious. Down with the waxy! Long live the crumbly!Anonymous
July 18, 2007
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September 08, 2008
I actually like it mixed with peanuts. It tastes like a "Payday" candy bar... As far as worst candy? I dunno... Trick or treating in the '80s (the heyday of trick or trating I.M.O.) I got a lot of these strange pseudo peanut butter nougat things wrapped in a waxy black or orange wrapper. They were pretty bad. I don't see what would be much worse than a circus peanut though. And, it's not a Halloween candy, but those chalky powdery hearts with messages for Valentines day... What about those?Anonymous
October 25, 2008
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February 01, 2009
candy corn ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rick SUCKS!Anonymous
October 21, 2009
I am eating candy corn as I write this and am enjoying it emmensely! In my opinion, the worst candy ever is Peeps! Who on earth can stomach something that has a shelf life of 2 years!!!Anonymous
April 28, 2010
Mkayz. Some times it tastes good,sometimes it doesn't. For meee,et depends :D liiek,it tastes bad to me during january,may,november,december, um,and april :D it tastes okeat for the rest of the year,it just depends on what brand it is. To me,everycandy tastes bad if I don't just nibble on it D;<Anonymous
September 27, 2010
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October 14, 2010
But mix candy corn with peanuts and you have a Payday!