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"WHY DO PEOPLE EAT CANDY? SIMPLE-IT TASTES GOOD

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"Kids spend their own money on candy more often than anything else."

MYTH:

The sugar in candy causes hyperactivity in children.

Sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children, despite widespread belief to the contrary. Recent studies conducted at Vanderbilt University and the University of Iowa College of Medicine found no evidence that sugar has an adverse effect on children's behavior.

That in 1996 the per capita consumption of confectionary products in the United States was 24.3 pounds per person.

Candy makers use about 4 billion pounds of milk a year and 375 million pounds of peanuts.

The word bonbon means "good-good".

From the Chocolate Manufacturers Association

Candy appeals to all ages: It's fun and pure. Candy brings back memories of our childhood and is American as apple pie.

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RECIPES

'M & M'S' CHOCOLATE CANDIES PARTY COOKIES
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups 'M&M'S' Plain Chocolate Candies, divided

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda in samll bowl. Add to butter mixture; mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup of the candies. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press additional candies into top of each cookie. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Yield: about 6 dozen cookies.

RED ROCK CANDY
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red cinnamon candies
1 teaspoon butter or margarine

Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy 3-quart saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, about 10 minutes or until mixture reaches soft ball stage or a candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees.
Add cinnamon candies; cook, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage or an candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Quickly pour into a buttered 13 x9 x 2 inch pan; cool. To serve, break into small pieces.
Yield: 1 1/2 pounds

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