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The passage traces its invention in the 1880s, typically credited to George Renninger, and explains how it was originally handmade by layering molten sugar in kernel molds during cooler seasons. 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Almost nobody feels neutral about it. Picture a tiny triangle striped in three bands of color \\u2014 a white tip, an orange middle, and a wide yellow base \\u2014 shaped to look exactly like a plump kernel of corn. It's chewy, waxy, and sweet enough to make your teeth ache, and every autumn it reappears in stores like clockwork. Love it or hate it, this little candy has survived for well over a century, which is more than most trends can claim.  \nThat survival is even stranger when you learn how humble its beginnings were.  \nCandy corn was invented in the 1880s, and the recipe is usually credited to George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia. Back then the United States was still mostly a nation of farmers, so making a candy that looked like a crop was a clever way to connect with everyday life. At a time when most of America worked the land, a sweet shaped like corn felt friendly and familiar rather than fancy. It wasn't tied to Halloween at all yet \\u2014 it was simply a bright treat that reminded people of the fields around them.  \nFamiliar as it looks today, making it used to be backbreaking work done entirely by hand. Workers heated sugar, corn syrup, and other ingredients into a thick slurry, then poured it into kernel-shaped molds using buckets, one color at a time. First the white passed down the rows, then the orange, and finally the yellow, so the stripes stacked up layer by layer. Imagine walking mile after mile in a factory, hauling heavy buckets and pouring molten sugar all day long. The whole process was seasonal, running only in the cooler months, and for decades it was known by the charming nickname \\u201cchicken feed.\\u201d  \nThose hand-poured buckets are long gone, but the candy itself has barely changed. Machines now do the layering that workers once managed by hand, yet the classic version still wears the very same three colors it did in the 1880s. In other words, the candy corn you grab this October looks almost identical to the kind your great-greatgrandparents might have eaten. Companies have added new flavors over the years \\u2014 chocolate, caramel apple, even holiday versions in red and green \\u2014 but the original tricolor kernel remains the star. Somewhere along the way it became firmly attached to Halloween, and today most of the year's supply is sold in the weeks leading  \nup to it.  \nSo why does a simple sugar triangle still matter more than 130 years after it appeared? Part of the answer is that it has become a symbol of the season itself, as recognizable as a jack-o'-lantern or a bag of trick-or-treat candy. The other part is the argument it starts, because few foods inspire such loud opinionson both sides. In my view, that endless debate is exactly why candy corn refuses to disappear \\u2014 a treat people ignored would have vanished long ago. The strangest twist of all is that a candy invented to celebrate cornfields is now most famous for dividing dinner tables every fall.  \nCandy Corn  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) Which sentence best states the central idea of the passage?\u003Cbr>A. Candy corn was invented to look like a crop that most Americans grew.\u003Cbr>B. Candy corn has lasted for well over a century while dividing people into strong fans and firm critics.\u003Cbr>C. Candy corn is now sold mostly in the weeks leading up to Halloween.\u003Cbr>D. Candy corn was once poured entirely by hand before machines took over the job. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Which statement best describes the author's point of view about candy corn?\u003Cbr>A. The author believes candy corn should be replaced by newer flavors.\u003Cbr>B. The author believes the ongoing argument is the reason the candy survives.\u003Cbr>C. The author belie","cbCaihaLzAjsIGVm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihaLzAjsIGVm","pdf",95145,"English","# Reading Comprehension Questions\n## Central idea and author point of view\n## Historical reasons and production process\n## Paragraph structure and language meaning","[{\"question\":\"What is the central idea of the passage about candy corn?\",\"answer\":\"Candy corn lasts for over a century and divides people into strong fans and firm critics while remaining closely tied to Halloween seasons.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author say the candy survives for so long?\",\"answer\":\"The ongoing debate and loud opinions on both sides make the treat endure rather than fade away.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the passage explain how candy corn was originally made?\",\"answer\":\"Workers heated ingredients into a thick slurry and poured it into kernel-shaped molds by hand, layering colors one at a time during seasonal months.\"}]","Candy Corn - Classic Halloween Candy: Origins and Ongoing Debate | PDF",1790806425]