Candy corn is said to have been invented in the 1880s by George Renninger of the Philadelphia, PA-based Wunderle Candy Company. The wonderful staple for Halloween, with its three layers of autumn colors, have stood as a pillar of the season for over 150 years. But does the story really end there, or is something much more sinister at work this Halloween season?
The untold story of candy corn is enough to shake you right out of your Ghostbuster boots. While George Renninger was the inventor in 1880, sadly he passed away in 1895, and his son kept the patent of Candy Corn going through the 1950's. It was then, on his death bed, and with no heir to speak of that George's son made a terrible decision. They would make 50 tons of candy corn, and store them in large, abandoned barn silos. This would allow for the candy corn to continue long past his death. Although the candy was not all that popular, having that much candy on hand made it impossible for the Company to refuse, and so they continued to distribute the candy corn. The factory was shut down, and the molds broken. And candy corn would never be made again.
Every year the shelves are stocked for Halloween candy, enough to bring dentists to their knees, and the candy corn still appears. Still using up the remaining candy corn from the barn silos of the 1950's, no change in the recipe, no new candy corn created, just feeding the unsuspecting public the old, stale corn shaped, sugary wax treats. Until there are no more...
This blog is fictitious and meant only to entertain.
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