玉米糖令人吃惊的5个事实
1. It has been around a long time
1.玉米糖历史悠久This irresistible candy was supposedly created by a man named George Renninger back in the 1800s. He worked for Wunderlee Candy Company and was the genius who concocted this spooky treat. Mr. Renninger, we salute you.
这一难以抗拒的糖果可能是由19世纪的一位叫做乔治·瑞宁格尔命名的。他在万得利糖果公司工作，是调制出这一可怕美食的天才。我们向瑞宁格尔先生致敬。2. He was not the best at names
2.玉米糖的名字并不很好
As much as we love George Renninger for coming up with the candy, he did not exactly come up with the best name. When it was first manufactured, it was called “Chicken Feed” since it looked so much like corn kernels. Not exactly appetizing! Luckily, as the sales of the candy stalled, someone had the bright idea to make some adjustments and the name was changed to “Candy Corn”.
虽然我们对乔治·瑞宁格尔做出的之一糖果喜爱有加，但是他并没有想出最好的名字。当玉米糖开始第一批的生产的时候，因为糖果看起来非常像玉米粒，所以叫做“家禽饲料”。并不是那么让人有食欲！幸运的是，随着糖果摊上的销售，有人想出了很好的主意来调整这一糖果的名字，后来就改名为“玉米糖”。
3. We eat a ton of it
3.我们吃了很多玉米糖Apparently, we are not the only ones who love candy corn. Over 35 MILLION pounds of it are made each year. That’s 9 BILLION pieces! Now we do not feel so bad about the hundred or so that we eat each year.
很显然，喜欢玉米糖的人并不只有我们。每年玉米糖的产量多达3500万磅以上。那可是90亿块玉米糖啊！现在我们并不因为我们每年吃的100块糖左右感到伤心。4. It is full of sugar
4.玉米糖富含糖分As if you didn’t know that, right? But did you know that 19 pieces equal 28 grams sugar? Now, exactly how many pieces did your kid eat last night? No wonder they had so much energy!
就像你根本不了解玉米糖一样，对吧？但是你知道19块玉米糖相当于28克的糖吗？现在，你的孩子昨天晚上到底吃了多少块糖？难怪他们有那么多的精力呢！5. It has its own special day
5.玉米糖有自己特殊的日子We love Candy Corn so much that it is actually earned its own holiday. October 30th is officially national Candy Corn Day and has actually inspired quite a few candy corn themed desserts that you should try.
我们太喜欢玉米糖了，实际上还给它争取了一个节日。10月30日是法定的玉米糖节日，实际上还激发了许多你应该试一试的玉米糖主题甜点。
