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Wunderle Candy Company Candy Corn (“Chicken Feed”)
- Year
- c. 1888 Approximate
- Manufacturer
- Wunderle Candy Company Approximate
About this item
The earliest commercial candy corn, credited to George Renninger of Philadelphia's Wunderle Candy Company in the 1880s and marketed under the name "Chicken Feed."
Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Candy
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Research notes
No surviving packaging located. Attribution of the "Chicken Feed" name differs between sources (Wunderle vs. Goelitz).
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- Candy corn Encyclopedia Article Supports: Candy corn history: Wunderle (1880s), Goelitz from 1898, Brach's as largest maker View source