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"Special" Treats Attract Attention Of Law Enforcement

Pete Hausmann — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:12:49 +0000

Sheriff’s Deputies in L.A. County put a stop to the operations of a “chocolate factory” whose product was of a “higher” quality than the competition. Suckers and chocolate bars containing marijuana were discovered at a cannabis candy manufacturing and sales operation on Figueroa Boulevard in Altadena, Calif. last week. Law enforcement took two people in custody Friday [...]

Easter Fodder! Here Are 3 Fun Easter Candy Facts

Josh — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:40:06 +0000

Easter is this Sunday, and many people will be attending church services, painting eggs, going on egg hunts, eating chocolate and spending time with family. Here are a few tidbits about some of the foods we consume on the holiday. Did you know that Americans, as a whole, fork over nearly 1.9 billion dollars on [...]

Educate Your Trick-Or-Treaters Tonight With This Candy History

Dale Mussen — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:00:17 +0000

You might be interested to know the history of some of the things you might find in your kids' candy bag tonight or you might be giving out to the kids who come to your door. (Jonathan Crome@Flickr) Tootsie Roll A New York City candy maker introduced Tootsie Rolls in 1896. He named [...]

Halloween Candy Trading Guide [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:18:50 +0000

How many times did you go through all the work to get suited up in your costume and walk a million miles (literally...it was that far) to gather a bunch of candy on Halloween, only to come home and make a trade with your older brother or sister that was completely unfair? It happens every year. But not if you follow these quick rules!

Halloween Facts, Tidbits & Fokelore!!

Josh — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:47:20 +0000

Halloween is just a day away. In an effort to make you sound and feel smarter, here are some tidbits of information about the holiday, that you can share with your friends. Did you know that the act of “trick-or-treating” is an imitation of how the poor would beg for food from rich families on All [...]

Let's Talk About Conversation Hearts

Dale Mussen — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:42 +0000

They’ve been around since the Civil War and every Valentine’s Day the company that makes them introduces new messages on them. They’re the Sweethearts Candy Conversation Hearts made by NECCO – an abbreviation for New England Candy Company. As new messages are introduced each year some are eliminated, sometimes temporarily and brought back later. Some [...]

Check Out Clay's Peep Show

Clay Moden — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:44:07 +0000

With Easter being this weekend. I thought I would share my “Peep Show.” I would like to tell you this story has a happy ending for my Peeps…but…let’s just say it wasn’t such a Good Friday for candy around my house!

Easter Candy – Clay's Top 5

Clay Moden — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:30:01 +0000

Easter is just a few days away and I thought I would let all of you who plan on “helping” the Easter Bunny know my Top 5 favorite candies to put in a basket! via JellyBelly 5 Black Jelly Beans These are often tossed aside by most but I love the black licorice [...]

Dale's Daily Data: Chocolate

Dale Mussen — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:00:29 +0000

I saw plenty of candy over the Christmas holiday, but it ranks only third behind Halloween and Easter for candy sales. But candy is big business not only in this counry but around the world. Americans consume over 3-billion pounds of chocolate each year, almost half of the world’s total production. A recent study says [...]

Halloween Then And Now…

Brett Alan — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:36:25 +0000

So much has changed from when I was a kid at Halloween. And I’m not even that old! But I am a dad and I’ve noticed some major differences in the holiday from when I was a kid to now.