Autumn resurfaces the annual argument: Are you Team Candy Corn or not? For some, just the name of the candy makes them salivate. Others recoil at the re-emergence of the Halloween treat.

Candy corn cropped up in the late 19th century. Most histories have the Wunderle Candy Co. of Philadelphia inventing the kernel-shaped treat in the 1880s. The Goelitz Confectionery Co. in ...

Candy corn seems like a relatively modern invention ... mixture by hand into cornstarch trays imprinted with the kernel shape. OK, not really. But many people believe that candy corn, like ...

During that decade, George Renninger, an employee of the Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia, had the idea to mold so-called butter cream into the shape of a corn kernel. Though the exact ...

During candy corn production, the sugar crystallizes, giving the kernels a short texture: that means they’re not too chewy, and just a bit crumbly, while holding their shape enough to give a ...

This candy features apple-shaped candy corn with a top layer of soft caramel flavor followed by another layer of either sweet red apple or tangy green apple.

5. Bend the orange pipe cleaner in half to make the legs. 6. Place the yellow pipe cleaner across the candy corn shape to make the arms. Cut to desired length. 7. Use plenty of glue, and sandwich ...