hAPpy 2019 AKA LOve cAnDY cOrN Traditional Cache

Happy New Year 2019! 

Did you know  that candy corn was invented by George Renniger, an employee of the Wunderlee Candy Company in Philadelphia. While Wunderlee is credited with being the first to sell candy corn commercially, the sale and production of candy corn is mostly attributed to Goelitz Confectionary Company. The candy corn business was started by the second generation of Goelitz candy makers in 1898. Candy Corn kept the company afloat through the Great Depression and WWI and II. You may not have heard of Goelitz before--that’s because they changed their name to Jelly Belly! 

Candy corn is a type of “mellow cream.” A mellow cream (or mellocreme or mellowcream or mellowcreme) candy is made from corn syrup and sugar with marshmallow flavor. Goelitz originally called them butter cream candies. However, there was pressure to change the name in the 1950s since there wasn’t any actual butter in the recipe--false advertising, my friends. It shall not be tolerated. 

Now that you know more than you ever wanted to know about a Halloween favorite, go find the cache and sign the log.

Wishing you a fantastic 2019!