Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Candy Land: How Sweet It Is

"Sugar is sweet, and so are you."

Christmas is famously the season of giving. It's also the season for candy. Here's a sweet item I received in my inbox early last week, an interactive map that shows the three most popular types of candy in each state. The big takeaway here is that the top candies in your state are probably not what you think. 

Scroll your cursor over the map for details.You can find a much larger version of the map hereSource: CandyStore.com

The Number One candy in Alaska at Christmastime is Hershey's Kisses. In Minnesota it's purportedly Jolly Rancher. (Is that really true?) I'm not sure how scientific this data is or how reliable, but it might make for a good conversation starter in the break room at the office.

Since we're on the topic of candy, it might be interesting to pull out your old Candy Land board game and see what memories it resurrects. Here's the description of the game at Wikipedia, which includes one of the reasons it was so popular.

Candy Land (a.k.a. Candyland) is a simple racing board game currently published by Hasbro. The game requires no reading and minimal counting skills, making it suitable for young children. Due to the design of the game, there is no strategy involved: players are never required to make choices, just follow directions. The winner is predetermined by the shuffle of the cards. A perennial favorite, the game sells about one million copies per year. 

Yumm.

For more info about the map or the sweet way we celebrate Christmas, visit the Candy Store blog.

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