tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post9045260893044733713..comments2024-03-28T04:49:59.527-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Loved or hated, candy corn is as Chicago as deep dish pizzaNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77091047899356643652019-10-31T09:52:03.565-05:002019-10-31T09:52:03.565-05:00My spouse loves it and we have to find it at certa...My spouse loves it and we have to find it at certain stores, that are one of the few to carry it at other times of the year.<br />privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66968968687372628762019-10-31T08:32:21.435-05:002019-10-31T08:32:21.435-05:00It's the texture, stale ones had a bite to the...It's the texture, stale ones had a bite to them that fresh candy corn doesn't. Completely different mouth feel. Maybe it's the way I was introduced to the candy, I first tried them stale, and I guess my brain and taste buds locked onto that as how candy corn is supposed to be.NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88891181122134653092019-10-30T20:38:05.140-05:002019-10-30T20:38:05.140-05:00Mister S. is right...candy corn does have a lot of...Mister S. is right...candy corn does have a lot of similarities to the mouth feel of wax lips. And as for the racist get-off-my-block bigotry that Chicagoans "used to" casually exhibit, that sort of behavior is not exactly something out of the distant past...case in point: Mount Greenwood, on Election Night in 2016.<br /><br />The powers-that-be prefer to sweep Chicago's century-old track record of hatred under the rug. When I commented on it, ABC News banned me from their website. Yes, that ABC News.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68143324801123765122019-10-30T19:23:46.542-05:002019-10-30T19:23:46.542-05:00I LOVE candy corn! When we were kids we used to ea...I LOVE candy corn! When we were kids we used to eat each color separately--first the yellow top, then the orange middle, then the white tip. Sometimes we would stick the white tips on our teeth like vampire fangs. I always thought the taste was like honey. It seems like they're basically fondant. Back in the 1980s Woolworth's used to have them in their nut and candy counter mixed with peanuts which were under a heat lamp, so they were warm and soft. Heavenly! Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032022690642580356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67573003195337409802019-10-30T18:58:36.007-05:002019-10-30T18:58:36.007-05:00Nikki, Just curious. Why do you like stale candy c...Nikki, Just curious. Why do you like stale candy corn better?SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32129488980347101122019-10-30T17:37:32.211-05:002019-10-30T17:37:32.211-05:00My great-grandmother always had candy corn set out...My great-grandmother always had candy corn set out year round, in a certain cone shaped glass dish. It was the best when they were stale which the candy tended to be because it was in an open dish. My mom has the candy corn dish now, only candy corn goes into it, but they don't seem to go as stale as they used to. Maybe the recipe has changed. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70334203466268998702019-10-30T15:40:25.881-05:002019-10-30T15:40:25.881-05:00I remember thinking of candy corn as a betrayal wh...I remember thinking of candy corn as a betrayal when trick or treating. We had a bag at home that Mom bought, so we already had plenty. I didn't want to get more. Snickers, Paydays, $100,000 bars, Butterfingers, Baby Ruths were on the agenda.J. Pabsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566801024154623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5027565388281783212019-10-30T14:01:00.415-05:002019-10-30T14:01:00.415-05:00If you locked me in a room with a 55 gallon drum o...If you locked me in a room with a 55 gallon drum of candy corn, in one week the drum would be empty and I would be dead.Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158915216210707100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31477553838866529112019-10-30T12:06:30.216-05:002019-10-30T12:06:30.216-05:00I think the problem with candy corn is that it mus...I think the problem with candy corn is that it must be 99% sugar and pure sugar isn't that much fun to eat, which also explains why mixing candy corn with peanuts is a more pleasurable experience.<br /><br />That solved, I'm intrigued that Neil would have so much to say about what is apparently such a insignificant issue. And will probably receive tons of comments as well. It's a strange, strange world.<br /> <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30120534103036093132019-10-30T12:06:00.458-05:002019-10-30T12:06:00.458-05:00The candy I love to eat, to hate. And wonder why.....The candy I love to eat, to hate. And wonder why..😂Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509402029731074394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53622995796531060202019-10-30T09:20:38.714-05:002019-10-30T09:20:38.714-05:00You can count me in the crowd that is so certain t...You can count me in the crowd that is so certain that stuff is truly vile.<br />But only once upon a time.<br /><br />I recently was handed a bowl of candy corn mixed with dried roasted peanuts.<br />OMG! as the kids say. <br /><br />Life changing.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83837411384316806232019-10-30T08:46:33.983-05:002019-10-30T08:46:33.983-05:00To me, the reactions to candy corn, Facebook, and ...To me, the reactions to candy corn, Facebook, and ketchup on hot dogs are all manifestation of the same human quality: it’s not enough to accept that I dislike something while others like it. Those who like it have to be wrong, which means I’m right. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83750713722944421692019-10-30T08:37:28.928-05:002019-10-30T08:37:28.928-05:00Now candy corn can be found in part chocolate flav...Now candy corn can be found in part chocolate flavors, among some other varieties that improve it slightly.privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.com