Orange Preferences
I know I shouldn't, but dammit I like candy corn. At least I like candy corn in the autumnal season. And come to think of it, why shouldn't I like candy corn? Screw you anti-candy corn lobby, we are taking Halloween back.
Now I have question: Do you prefer a corn of candy that doesn't have all of its color parts? I'm talking about the piece that doesn't have the white part. That's the most common variant: yellow bottom and orange through out the rest. Of course, it is supposed to be yellow, orange, and white - from bottom to the top. But occasionally you get this malformed kernel, and for some strange reason I like that piece best. Why?
I fully realize that there isn't going to be a taste difference. Yet if I have five kernels to eat, I'm eating that abnormal one last. I'm saving it for last. It's like finding a four leaf clover, but better because it's candy corn and you get to eat it. Plus, it should be autumn and that's a pretty bad time to be looking for clovers.
Sure I'm thinking too much about this - someone has to - but I also vastly prefer my abnormal corns to be predominantly orange. What's up with that? I'm afraid if I ever got one that was greater than 38.5% white that I'd throw it back. A solid yellow corn I might be able to take. Solid orange - yes please!. Yet I'd be horrified to see a bowl* of just misfits kernels.
Now I have question: Do you prefer a corn of candy that doesn't have all of its color parts? I'm talking about the piece that doesn't have the white part. That's the most common variant: yellow bottom and orange through out the rest. Of course, it is supposed to be yellow, orange, and white - from bottom to the top. But occasionally you get this malformed kernel, and for some strange reason I like that piece best. Why?
I fully realize that there isn't going to be a taste difference. Yet if I have five kernels to eat, I'm eating that abnormal one last. I'm saving it for last. It's like finding a four leaf clover, but better because it's candy corn and you get to eat it. Plus, it should be autumn and that's a pretty bad time to be looking for clovers.
Sure I'm thinking too much about this - someone has to - but I also vastly prefer my abnormal corns to be predominantly orange. What's up with that? I'm afraid if I ever got one that was greater than 38.5% white that I'd throw it back. A solid yellow corn I might be able to take. Solid orange - yes please!. Yet I'd be horrified to see a bowl* of just misfits kernels.
*For such a pedestrian food stuff you will see candy corn in the fanciest of dishes. Have a look at the bowl on the coffee table of the open house you are going to on Saturday. It'll be full of Brachs candy corn and you'd probably be able to buy your weight in candy corn for the MSRP of that Swarovski crystal vessel.Well, I hope you are enjoying some October. I just got my pool back this weekend. My first dip, post Ike, came on 05-Oct. And if you have been following at home, my sister does have her power back. Suz regained power after being out of juice for about sixteen days. And I regained my apartment at the same time. It was great having some live in family & the cutest niece ever living with me. And you can thank the Official Sister of the Song of the Summer for providing the bowl of candy corn that inspired this piece. Thanks sis.
Labels: Candy Corn, Halloween, Suz
posted by Mike at
9:06 PM
1 Comments:
So I am not so sure about having a 'bowl' of candy corn. While that is the typical way ones sees this treat, I have begun cringing at taking open candy from a communal bowl. It's not so bad when that bowl is sitting in your house and only your grubby hands are diving in... but not anywhere else. Think of that mint bowl at the restaurant - give me packaged after-dinner mints instead, thank you. And I'll take two since our favorite blogger won't eat mints. [I think that should be covered in a future topic Mike]
Anyways, so the question is, how do you feel about those small package of candy corns? Are they 'authentic' enough? I do believe that you will find a package or two with those misfits corns. However, you are also more likely to create a lot of extra plastic waste. Maybe I should just place a hand-sanitizer next to open bowl. Mmm..alcohol candy.
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