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Your tooth brush is shaking in its holder.

This Company Is Looking for a “Chief Candy Officer” to Taste-Test Sweets

Online retailer Candy Funhouse has thousands of candy products awaiting your stamp of approval.

For some, this would be the worst thing to find in an Easter basket.

Not Everyone Loves Peeps, According to a New Survey

Peeps ranks as the last candy people hope to find in their Easter baskets, according to a 2022 survey.

What Makes Sour Candy So Sour?

A special ingredient helps sour candy pack a mouth-puckering punch.

How Werther’s Original Became the Go-To Candy of Grandparents

Let's just say there's more than one grandfather known as the “candy man” because he’s always passing out Werther’s Originals.

Book Your Valentine's Day 2022 Bouquets and Assortments Now With New Releases From 1-800-Flowers

Get ready for Valentine's Day 2022 with the latest flower bouquets and gift package releases from 1-800-Flowers.

Here's How Long You Can Save Your Halloween Candy Before It Goes Bad

If you store your candy correctly, you can stretch this year's Halloween candy haul well into next year.

Make sure your trick-or-treaters come home happy this year.

Plan Your Perfect Trick-or-Treating Route With Nextdoor’s Halloween Treat Map

This Halloween, trick-or-treat without the fear of coming home with hardly any candy to show for it.

Revealed: Which States Are Buying the Most Candy Corn

Brach’s candy corn is especially popular in one region of the country. In fact, regular corn is also especially popular there.

Candy corn wasn't always associated with Halloween.

How Candy Corn Became a Halloween Staple

Whether you view a piece of candy corn as a nostalgic treat or a cloying nugget of disappointment, you can’t deny its place in the Halloween season. Here's how it got there.

Jelly Belly’s New BeanBoozled Flavors Include Old Bandage and Liver and Onions

If you've ever wondered what an old bandage tastes like, try some BeanBoozled jelly beans from Jelly Belly.

Their little faces judge you when you input PEZ one by one.

How to Load a PEZ Dispenser Correctly, According to PEZ

A viral TikTok recently suggested that you can load your PEZ without unwrapping it. But does it actually work?

Pop Rocks caused an explosion of controversy.

When Pop Rocks Exploded In the 1970s

Pop Rocks—General Foods' famously carbonated candy—flew off shelves in the 1970s, but rumors of exploding children brought the food fad to an untimely end.

When PEZ Sold a Candy-Shooting Gun to Kids

This candy-shooting gun from 1965 has to be one of the more questionable dispensers PEZ has ever produced.

Snacks like popcorn, not hit movies, are really what keep theaters in business.

Let's All Go to the Lobby: 8 Facts About Movie Theater Snacks

When movie theaters are open for business, snacks make up nearly half of their profits. But when movie houses first cropped up, managers banned food outright.

Each State's Favorite Easter Treat, Mapped

Ahead of Easter on April 4, 2021, see which holiday-specific treats and candies your home state is searching for.

Cadbury Creme Egg Beer Is Here Just in Time for Easter

This Cadbury Creme Egg beer from Goose Island Brewery would make the perfect addition to any grownup's Easter basket.

Tasha Marks created This Sea of Sugar Knows No Bounds, a mixed media piece made of sugar, rosewater, and wood, for the Istanbul Design Biennial.

The Decadent Art of Renaissance-Era Sugar Sculptures—and Their Not-So-Sweet History

Food has been used as an artistic medium since ancient times, but its sweetest period may have been the Renaissance, when sugar sculptures graced the tables of Europe’s most elite—but at what price?

Look for Love in This Conversation Heart Word Search

While you’re trying to spot ‘love’ in this Valentine’s Day word search, keep an eye out for ‘loo,’ ‘vole,’ and ‘LOL.’

This Mouthwatering Map Shows Each State’s Favorite Valentine’s Day Candy

It’s mostly a battle between conversation hearts and chocolate boxes, with cinnamon bears watching from the sidelines.

What's the Stuff Between the Wafers of a Kit Kat?

If you've ever eaten a chocolate bar, you've probably eaten a Kit Kat. The four-fingered bar is one of the world's most popular treats and in 2014 was named the "most influential" candy bar of all time by TIME Magazine.

12 Unique Candies From Around the World You Can Buy Online

Looking for a flavor adventure? Want to diversify your tastes and satisfy your sweet tooth? Try some of these sweets and candies from all over the world.

Missing: When Red M&Ms Disappeared for More Than a Decade

In 1976, red M&Ms were pulled from shelves. In 1987, they staged a comeback thanks to an enterprising college student.

Oink to the World: How Smashing a Peppermint Pig Became an American Christmas Tradition

Every year, families in Saratoga Springs, New York, celebrate Christmas by smashing a peppermint pig candy with a hammer.

Is your state sticking with the classics, or chowing down on cheesecake?

The Most Popular Holiday Dessert in Each State, Mapped

Gingerbread men, candy canes, and other classic Christmas desserts made the cut. Thanks to Utah, so did Jolly Ranchers.

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