Candy canes are a holiday staple with roots dating back to the 1600s. The story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave children these sugary sticks shaped like a shepherd’s ...

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Chocolate has been around for 3,000 years (Mayan temple paintings depict their kings and gods drinking ancient hot cocoa), but it wasn't until 1900 when Milton Hershey — a caramel manufacturer at the ...

I am alive and autumnal. In this state, I read about candy corn, the seasonal candy that looks like corn kernels. And everything I read about candy corn insists that I have a strong opinion on the ...

This story has been updated to correct a spelling typo of "Chicken Feed." Wednesday is National Candy Corn Day and there are plenty of ways to celebrate, whether it be by cracking open a fresh bag ...

A dentist shares five tricks for managing treats. By Alice Callahan Dr. Apoena Ribeiro is a pediatric dentist and microbiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She’s also a parent ...

Covid-19 may have scared off Halloween in 2020, but trick-or-treaters will be out in full force again this year—even though there may be a candy shortage. Of course, not every state has the same taste ...

For the decades trick-or-treating has been around and the generations of people that have partaken in the Halloween tradition, the goal has always remained the same: Get as much candy as possible.

Everyone enjoys reminiscing about their favorite candies from their childhood. M&M's were first developed in 1941 and used as rations during World War II. Legend has it that a scientist created Pop ...