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Today on the tray: Candy corn
Oct. 30 is National Candy Corn Day. To celebrate, here are two candy-related videos: “I Want Candy,” The Strangeloves, on Hullabaloo (1965) “The Candy Man,” Sammy Davis Jr. (1972)
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Bonkers! Bonks you out!
Bonkers candy commercial (1980s) Nov. 4 is National Candy Day. “Some folks think Bonkers is gum. [Bonk on the head with giant fruit] They know it’s candy now.”
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Today on the tray: Candy Corn
October 30 is National Candy Corn Day. According to CNN, “George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company created candy corn in the 1880s. It was made to mimic a kernel of corn and became instantly...
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Today on the tray: Chocolate candy
December 28 is National Chocolate Candy Day. Chocolate candies are a wonderful treat, whether you’re stuffing them into your mouth, into your hat, or down your blouse. Just ask Lucy and Ethel. Below is...
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Today on the tray: Peppermint patties
February 11 is Peppermint Patty Day. It’s a day to celebrate the tasty and refreshing chocolate and mint confection. The York Peppermint Pattie was first produced in York, Pennsylvania, in 1940. (The...
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Today on the tray: Chocolate-covered nuts
February 25 is National Chocolate-Covered Nuts Day. Since I have already posted about Goobers and Almond Joy for other occasions, I had to think of another chocolate-covered nut candy for today’s post...
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Today on the tray: Caramels
April 5 is National Caramel Day. According to punchbowl.com, “Americans began making sugary syrups in the 1600s, but the delicious chewy caramel we know and love today was a more recent innovation....
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Today on the tray: Fudge
June 16 is National Fudge Day. Did you know that the history of fudge in the United States is tied to women’s higher education and three of the Seven Sisters colleges? According to The Nibble.com, “One...
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Today on the tray: Taffy
This is what real taffy looks like. May 23 is National Taffy Day. The chewy candy, associated with beaches and boardwalks, was invented in Atlantic City, N.J. in 1883. Although Turkish taffy is neither...
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Today on the tray: Something nutty
October 22 is National Nut Day. There are many kinds of nuts. Peanuts. Hazelnuts. Almonds. Walnuts. There are lovable nuts, like Lucy Ricardo, always getting into zany situations. There are annoying...
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