The famous yellow, orange and white layer candy
corn is a harbinger of Halloween and autumn. My preference is for the “Indian
corn” because it has a tootsie roll type base and it’s marginally less sweet
than the original. Candy corn appears to have been started in 1880 by the
Goelitz Confectionary Company in Philadelphia, which today is called Jelly
Belly Candy Co. The ingredients remain the same -sugar, fondant, corn syrup,
vanilla flavor and marshmallow crème.
This year, instead of eating these candies,
craft them into fun Halloween items.
• Stick a bunch of candy corns in a bowl or
clear vase and insert a pillar candle
• String candy corn like you would popcorn
for a Christmas Tree. Use monofilament (fishing line), attach a needle and
start stringing. Put it through the solid points, basically avoiding where
colors meet as these are more likely to break. Another option is to just glue
the candy corn to ribbon.
• Wreath, tree and centerpiece from Sweet &Crunchy. The wreath and tree use a Styrofoam wreath, which you can pick up at any Dollar
Store.
• Candy Corn Star Burst/Topiary: This is
the same idea as the wreath. Use a ball of Styrofoam, paint it yellow, orange
or black and glue the candy corn. Insert a wooden dowel, tie some seasonal
ribbon around it and place in a container-small flower pot with straw would be
great.
• Candy Corn on the Cob: These directions push
candy corn into cookie dough and it does result in an ear of corn. Wonder if it
would work with a marshmallow.
• Candy Corn Halloween Crafts (making items that
look like candy corn)
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