Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sponge candy is an old-fashioned toffee sweet (Buffalonians love it) that is very similar to honeycomb and has a light, crunchy ...

When you think of Buffalo, New York, many things may come to mind: the Buffalo Bills, cold weather, and the mistake that (maybe) gave the world Buffalo wings. But in this city, along the shores of ...

Of all the Western New York specialties on our 100 Things list -- loganberry, chicken wings, beef on weck and more -- sponge candy could be the most mysterious. How to explain its bite, simultaneously ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New Yorkers love sponge candy, and we received thousands of nominations and votes in this week’s poll to select the winner of the Buffalo’s Best Sponge Candy title.

Explore chemistry through the making of this delicate, yet crunchy toffee confection. Sponge candy, a delicate, yet crunchy toffee confection covered in chocolate, is perhaps the sweetest way to ...

I never realized sponge candy was a Western New York thing until I didn't live in Western New York and people would say, "what candy?" I went on my social media this week and asked you to share your ...

Close up of chocolate sponge candy bar with dried fruit garnish - bravniy/Shutterstock When you think of Buffalo, New York, many things may come to mind: the Buffalo Bills, cold weather, and the ...

If we can have the Hydraulics District and the Milk Bone District, surely we can have the Sponge Candy District. This would be it. Two storied candy shops sit practically right next door to each other ...