Candy corn is one of those sweets that sparks fierce debate every October. Some people love the iconic treat with the intensity of a thousand jack-o’-lanterns; others claim it tastes like sugary wax. ...

You didn’t expect to read the terms “cognitive dissonance” and “homemade candy corn” in the same sentence, but there they are. And so apt — as soon as we got the idea to make our own candy corn (not ...

It just wouldn’t be October without candy corn, the triangular candies colored in bands of yellow, orange and white to mimic a kernel of corn. And you can make them at home in any color combinations ...

Autumn resurfaces the annual argument: Are you Team Candy Corn or not? For some, just the name of the candy makes them salivate. Others recoil at the re-emergence of the Halloween treat. For many, ...

Of all the chocolates, candies and sweet treats, Halloween-associated and otherwise, who is going for the candy corn? And why? Until recently, I was under the – apparently misguided – impression that ...

The lac bug secretes a waxy, waterproof coating to protect itself that workers scrape from plants. Typically found under the name "confectioner's glaze" or "pure food glaze," lac coating is used in ...