Candy Corn Shark Teeth

Candy Corn Shark Teeth, originally uploaded by orangejack.

When I got to the bottom of my container of candy corn, it looked like I had a collection of shark teeth. There must be a Candy Corn Shark out there somewhere swimming toothless.

Candy Corn is mostly Fondant

Candy corn is made with fondant, a special confectionery ingredient consisting of about 20% sugar and 80% corn syrup. Fondant is solid at room temperature but becomes a nice smooth fluid as it is heated because sugars are more soluble at higher temperatures. This liquidy syrup is deposited in molds as it was around the turn of the century, but the process is slightly more efficient.

Rather than using solid molds to shape candy corn into its distinctive form, the syrupy slurry is poured into indentations in a tray of corn starch.

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Where Candy Corn Comes From (Part 4)

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Somewhere in the tropical rain forests of the Americas is a flock of these rare Candy Corn Parrots. It's a little known, and kinda gross, rumor but it's believed the droppings of these parrots are quite sweet on the human pallet.

Where Candy Corn Comes From (Part 3)

From Mushrooms? That's what @mikeblogslife (Twitter user Mike Geo) says.

Where Candy Corn Comes From (Part 2)

I hope not, but if that's what helps cause the sweetness, then okay by me!

Where Candy Corn Comes From (Part 1)

Candy corn type plant in secret garden! view Large !, originally uploaded by delitefulimage.

I'm going to try a new series here about the various places Candy Corn comes from. It's not all one source you know. Truth be told, it's probably from a part of all the places I'm going to show you. To get that sweet goodness taste of candy corn, it's gotta come from various sources!

In Part 1, I'll show you a plant called the Candy Corn Plant, or Cuphea micropetala. It's originally from Paraguay but can be grown indoors just about anywhere.