Utah! This Is Our Halloween Candy Choice?!?
Most of the time, I'm very happy to say I'm from Utah. I love being here, the people are fantastic and we have un-paralleled natural beauty around us. But sometimes living here I have to take some Utah generated lumps, and I'm afraid this is one of those times.
I Googled “the most Googled candy in Utah,” and to say the least, I had to hang my head in shame. This is the USA Today article that exposes our woeful choice.
Here it is, Halloween time, and it's time to break out the good candy to make sure your neighbor kids, kids, and grand kids get on a sugar high for which parents will never forgive you. So, what is our candy of choice in this engagement? Candy Corn! CANDY CORN!
You remember going out as a kid. You approach the door with high hopes, visions of chocolate-covered caramel goodness dancing in your head. You're thinking, "This is it, I'm finally getting a Milky Way bar!" Your hand plunges into the candy bowl, only to grasp... candy corn. Candy corn?!
Candy corn is a bit like the holiday fruitcake of Halloween—it's got a loyal fanbase, but for most of us, it's the edible equivalent of a letdown. I mean, who thought tiny, waxy triangles could ever replace the heavenly layers of nougat, caramel, and chocolate? Sure, it looks festive, but one bite in and you’re reminded why you only see this stuff once a year.
You try to stay optimistic as you move to the next house, hoping the trick-or-treat gods will be kinder this time. But there's something unsettling about that first candy corn. It's like the Halloween equivalent of a rain cloud following you around, threatening your bag with more triangular bits of disappointment.
According to CandyStore.com there are only two states where candy corn is the ruling Halloween candy, and we're in one of them. The other is Maryland. That explains the Orioles. This year, we will spend $3.5 Billion on Halloween candy in America. And Utah's contribution to that will be for candy corn.
I remember back in my trick or treating days, I would get home, open my haul from the night, and there they are, the unmistakable orange and yellow culprits mixed among your precious few chocolate bars. I’ll eat them—eventually—when all the good candy is gone. But for now, I'm left wondering, Why couldn't it have been a Milky Way?
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