MORE CANDY: We started sharing some information about favorite candies in a recent column.
Here are the rest, by decade, as reported on thedailymeal.com
In the 1980s, Skittles were the favorite.
“Though it seems like they’ve been around forever, Skittles weren’t widely distributed in America until 1982,” the site reported. “Willy Wonka candies such as Runts and Nerds were also hugely popular. In general, fruity flavors carried over from the ‘70s to the ‘80s with popular candies such as gummy bears, Ring Pops, and Sour Patch Kids.”
AirHeads were the choice of the 1990s. “Other playful favorites followed suit, with Baby Bottle Pops, Push Pops, and Bubble Gum Jugs all being rare but coveted on Halloween. And who can forget the super-sour WarHeads? Try not to pucker when eating one of those.”
In the 2000s, it was the Nerds Rope that enthralled candy-seekers.
“The ‘80s and ‘90s trends continued well into the 2000s, with the popularity of cookies and cream chocolate bars, Sour Patch Kids, and of course the Nerds Rope. First introduced in the mid-‘90s, this gummy string candy with Nerds attached to it was a much-coveted big candy item.”
And in the 2010s, one of our favorites popped into top spot for candy seekers — Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
“What’s old is new again in the 2010s.
“Despite new confections such as candy corn-flavored Hershey’s bars, classics like Kit-Kat Bars, Snickers, and M&Ms are most commonly found in trick-or-treat bags,” the site reported.
“The most popular candy? Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and all of the company’s other offerings, such as bat-shaped Reese’s, Reese’s Pieces, and the Reese’s Fast Break, are huge.”
Did your favorite candy make the list?
POPULAR: We did some research to find out what the most popular candy is in each state. According to People magazine in 2017, the most popular candy in Pennsylvania is M&M’s.
New Yorkers tend to favor Sour Patch Kids, while Ohio likes Blow Pops.
The folks in Washington, D.C., agreed with Pennsylvanians that M&M’s are the tops.