Cheers: Candy Corn Martini

Tri-colored candy corn was created in the 1880s by George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company of Philadelphia. According to TLC, the candy—made of sugar, water, corn syrup, fondant and marshmallow—was popular among farmers and was revolutionary for the industry. Goelitz Candy Company—which later changed its name to the Jelly Belly Candy Company—started making the confection in 1900 and continues to make it today. The National Confectioners Association says candy companies will produce nearly 35 million pounds of corny candy—about 9 billion individual kernels—this year. Halloween may be over, but you can still have a sweet treat. Click here for a Candy Corn Martini recipe that serves as a liquid substitute for the sugary confection.—Scott Gremillion