November 4th, 2016: National Candy Day

(https://www.nssc.org/index.php?pid=10&bid=40&page=what-is-americas-favorite-halloween-candy)

If you're like me, you most likely have a sweet tooth as well. Today is National Candy Day, which of course I approve of as I like candy. What is your favorite candy (or candies)?  I would have to say that the following are my favorites,in no particular order:

• Hershey (the bars and the kisses)
• Junior Mints
• Peppermint Patties (which is rare for me as I dislike anything else peppermint)
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

By my list, you could say that I love my chocolate! I wanted to see which candies were popular and I found this website ( Garfield, L., 2016).that shows the most popular Halloween candy from each state this year. Do you agree with your state? 

Alabama — Airheads
Alaska — Snickers
Arizona — Toblerone
Arkansas — Skittles
California — Lifesavers
Colorado — Milky Way
Connecticut — Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Delaware — 3 Musketeers
Florida — Nestlé Crunch Bar
Georgia — Pixy Stix
Hawaii — 100 Grand Bar
Idaho — Butterfinger
Illinois — Snickers
Indiana — Reese's Pieces
Iowa — Twix
Kansas — Twizzlers
Kentucky — Whoppers
Louisiana — Swedish Fish
Maine — Starburst
Maryland — Almond Joy
Massachusetts — Starburst
Michigan — M&M's
Minnesota — 100 Grand Bar
Mississippi — Hershey's Kisses
Missouri — Hershey's Kisses
Montana — Kit Kat Bar
Nebraska — Skittles
Nevada — Jolly Ranchers
New Hampshire — Tootsie Rolls
New Jersey — Sour Patch Kids
New Mexico — 3 Musketeers
New York — Sweet Tarts
North Carolina — Butterfinger
North Dakota — Sour Patch Kids
Ohio — Milky Way
Oklahoma — M&M's
Oregon — Candy corn
Pennsylvania — Swedish Fish
Rhode Island — Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
South Carolina — Candy corn
South Dakota — Laffy Taffy
Tennessee — Candy corn
Texas — Candy corn
Utah — Nerds
Vermont — Almond Joy
Virginia — Reese's Pieces
Washington — AirHeads
Washington, DC — Twix
West Virginia — Oreos
Wisconsin — Laffy Taffy
Wyoming — Candy Corn

There are a few things that I noticed after looking at the list is:

1. Why is Washington, DC mentioned? I counted them to see if I had all 50 states and I was confused. I went down the list, thinking I wrote one down twice but nope.
2. Candy corn is more popular than I thought. I like candy corn but I know a lot of people dislike it so I was surprised at how may states like it.
3. West Virginia- Oreo's are not candy, they are cookies.

Reference:

Garfield, L. (2016). The most popular Halloween candy in every state. Retrieved November 4, 2016, from http://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-halloween-candy-every-state-2016-10/#arizona-toblerone-3

<3 Amanda