candy

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,012

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 6, 2022

This is the grave of Franklin and Forrest Mars. Born in 1883 in Hancock, Minnesota, Franklin Mars was always interested in candy and sweets. He had polio as a child, though mostly recovered. When he couldn't move, his mom taught him how to dip chocolate...

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The Upcoming Pension Collapse

By Erik Loomis

On April 2, 2018

Now that Easter is over, we no longer have to see the single worst candy in human history. That is of course Peeps. Now, I understand that candy corn and.

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On Peeps

By Erik Loomis

On March 25, 2016

It's always good to have a union-based holiday. So here's a list of union-made candy, usefully provided by UFCW. Support your brothers and sisters by shopping union-made this Easter! pic.twitter.com/6iXOeQ4No9—.

The Poisoned Candy Scare

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 22, 2013

Another Hail Satan Day Halloween is nearly upon us and Dan Lewis reminds us that the famed Halloween poisoned candy scare is a total media mythology. What about poison, which, being invisible and generally hard to detect, is the more nefarious way to taint candy?...