It's considered a "mellow cream," a name for a type of candy made from corn syrup and sugar that has a marshmallow -like flavor. Although candy corn tastes rich, it's actually fat -free. Most people know the traditional candy corn with three stripes — yellow at the bottom, orange at the center and white at the top — but it also comes in a variety of other colors and flavors depending on the holiday:. The traditional variety is most popular in the fall, especially around Halloween. In fact, Oct.
However, candy corn didn't become associated with Halloween until after World War II, when trick or treating became popular. Candy corn has been around for more than a century. Perhaps because its look was reminiscent of farm life, it caught on with city folk nostalgic for a rural past.
At any rate, its tri-colored look was revolutionary for the candy industry at the time. The Goelitz Candy Company started making candy corn in and still makes it today, although the company name has changed to the Jelly Belly Candy Company. The recipe for candy corn hasn't changed much since the late s, but the way it's made has changed quite a bit.
In the early days, workers mixed the main ingredients — sugar, water and corn syrup — in large kettles. Then they added fondant a sweet, creamy icing made from sugar, corn syrup and water and marshmallow for smoothness. Then they poured the mixture into kernel-shaped molds in cornstarch trays. It should be like biting into butter. There ya have it. Candy corn is supposed to be a creamy and buttery blend of marshmallow and vanilla. Candy corn first appeared in the s. It was common for candy companies of the time to create agrarian-inspired treats to appeal to farmers, who made up 50 percent of the American workforce.
If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy. Candy corn, on the other hand, has been around since the 19th century, its roots firmly planted in American soil. The corn-kernel shape and poultry-centric positioning was no accident.
At the time, farmers made up about half of the American labor force , and companies marketed agriculture-themed products all year long. In fact, lots of candy makers were busy creating similar treats in the shapes of other agrarian tokens, like chestnuts, turnips, and clover leaves , according to The Atlantic. What set candy corn apart was its revolutionary tri-color design: those white, yellow, and orange stripes.
Done manually, by men pouring heavy buckets of steaming sugary liquid, the labor-intensive coloring process resulted in a visual excitement no other confection could match. Goelitz took advantage of this shift, dramatically increasing its October advertising and gradually making candy corn a treat that Americans thought of at Halloween, and only Halloween.
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