This story has been updated to correct a spelling typo of "Chicken Feed." Wednesday is National Candy Corn Day and there are plenty of ways to celebrate, whether it be by cracking open a fresh bag ...

Decades ago, candy corn was a year-round candy called "chicken feed," and aimed at agricultural and rural families, according to History.com. (You can see Jelly Belly vice chairman Bill Kelley ...

Despite the potentially less-than-appetizing associations, chicken feed was a hit. It became a common sight at candy stores, and Goelitz had trouble keeping up with demand. Candy corn consists of ...

Click here for the 2022 version of this story. Candy corn. Just the name makes some people salivate and others sick to their stomachs. As Halloween returns candy corn to prominence, it also re ...

and I can’t see eating a candy corn pizza. I just can’t.” Chicken feed, as candy corn was originally called because of its appearance, was invented by the Wunderle Candy Company in the late ...

Created in the late 19th century, candy corn was originally called “chicken feed” and was marketed to agricultural and rural families. Today, it’s a divisive candy option, but still ranks ...

Source: CandyStore.com. Candy corn was originally known by a different name. It was known as "chicken feed," due to its resemblance to corn. "Corn was primarily fed to chickens and pigs before ...

Several years later, the Goelitz Confectionery Co., now Jelly Belly, began to produce candy corn, calling it Chicken Feed. Boxes were adorned with a rooster logo and the tagline: “Something ...

Maybe you’ve heard the urban legend that all the candy corn in the world was made in one single year. It was so bad that it was just thrown in the trash, and then some sort of candy agency would ...

What else is there to know about candy corn and its origins? Here's what to know about the favorite fall sweet treat. When was candy corn invented? Where did candy corn come from? Ohio's ...