Sugar Savvy

I realize that, in past posts, I’ve advocated for the consumption of candy corn beyond its traditional Halloween/Thanksgiving seasonal use, but can we all agree that this is taking things a little too far?

Bunny Corn? I know this is not a new item, and I know that both Christmas and Valentines Day have also re-costumed and re-dubbed the classic candy corn as “Reindeer Corn” and “Cupid Corn”, respectively. And as a loyalist of candy corn in its original, native costume, I embarked on the tasting of the Bunny Corn with preconceived notions. Simultaneously, my love of this primitive but oh-so- pleasing confection compelled me to keep an open mind. So I did. Keep an open mind, that is.

And now, you can experience my objective tasting second hand, as I take my first bite: Hmmm. So, I closed my eyes to fool myself into thinking it was candy corn. But it just tasted like really bland candy corn. I wonder if this is purely psychological, as Bunny Corn is white with a pastel-colored base instead of the vibrant orange and yellow candy corn. It’s not as honey-y and seems less unctuous. What does corn have to do with Easter, anyway? Corn is a harvest vegetable. Corn is not for springtime, silly bunnies! It is seasonally inappropriate. Corn for Easter? That’s like having Christmas strawberries, or Halloween eggs, or Thanksgiving peach pie. Why can’t they just let candy corn be for autumn (and Hanukkah menorah cookies, of course)?

On second tasting, I realized that I was full of $h!t during the first tasting. Bunny Corn tastes pretty much exactly like its autumnal counterpart. But it’s nowhere near as cute. And in the end, in a neck-to-neck photo finish, cute wins. Lame, I know. But it’s true.

Walgreen’s house brand, Purchased at Walgreen’s: 8oz tub for $1