Why Candy Corn is Villainous
Do you really want to eat candy made with bug secretion? Candy corn contains confectioners glaze, which is made from lac resin AKA a bug secretion. Besides that unfortunate fact, candy corn doesn’t even taste good–it has no real flavor besides sweetness. And you might be thinking, “Of course its only flavor is sweetness—it’s candy!” But consider this: chocolate bars have chocolate flavor, sometimes with cookie, caramel or nougat, and fruit candy has sourness and fruit flavor. Candy corn only has sugar, which makes it very one dimensional and not nearly as enjoyable to eat as other candies. Moving on to the texture, candy corn is grainy, and it dissolves weirdly. It’s kind of chalky yet sticky, which is not an enjoyable combination. At the same time, it’s waxy. Candy corn has many textures, and they’re all bad. And lastly, there’s trauma attached to the candy. Many of us have had the experience of your grandma offering you decade-old candy corn from a ceramic bowl. It was hard, chalky and dusty and had been sitting open in her living room for years. In conclusion, candy corn is dull, icky and unlikable.
Why Candy Corn is Wondrous
by Abby Ketchum
Candy corn is a timeless sweet treat eaten during Halloween. A deliciously inviting bowl of candy corn can brighten up any room and can save you from sudden bouts of hunger and cravings for sugar. It’s a fun snack that everyone can and should enjoy, because who wouldn’t want to eat candy during Halloween? Although it may be made out of suspicious fluids secreted from insects, that doesn’t change the fact that it has a unique, sweet taste. Besides, many foods and candies are made out of strange things. Candy corn should not be discriminated against just because of its special ingredients. It has many other tasty ingredients that we all know and love, such as honey. And we can’t forget to take candy corn’s rich history into account! It was created in the 19th century by Jelly Belly, and everybody loves Jelly Belly. Candy corn might be the most popular around Halloween, but many people don’t realize that it is a diverse, year-round delicacy. Do you want candy corn during Christmas? Buy red and green candy corn (yes, it’s real)! Do you want candy corn any other time of year? You go buy it, because candy corn is so awesome that it is available everywhere all the time!
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