Candy Bites

Richard Hartel is a Professor of Food Science at the University of Wisconsin. In addition to an active research program and teaching numerous undergraduate classes, he teaches an annual summer candy course co-sponsored with the candy industry. He was given the Stroud-Jordan award in 2012 from the American Association of Confectionery Technologists for his contributions to the industry. Anna Kate Hartel is a graduate of Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. She currently lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and is pursuing a career in education assessment. Her favorite candy is the Snickers bar.

Through a Candy Store Window.- All Candy Expo.- Art or Science – A Brief History of Candy.- Candy Companies Big and Small.- Sugar History and Production.- The Demon Sugar.- The Sweet Tooth.- Soft Ball to Hard Crack.- Breakaway Glass – A Soft Solid.- Cotton Candy.- Rock Candy.- Candy Doctors.- LifeSavers or Jolly Ranchers.- Candy Canes – the Science Experiment.- Sponge Candy or Fairy Foam.- Dum Dum Lollipops.- Cut Rock.- Sugar-Free Candy.- Pixy Styx and Fun Dip.- Pez.- Fizzies.- NECCO Wafers and Conversation Hearts.- Wint-O-Green Mints.- Peppermint Patties.- Junior Mints.- Candy Corn.- Maple Sugar Candies – a Natural Treat?.- Caramel – Controlled Scorching of Milk?.- A Caramel Family.- Caramel Cold Flow.- Tootsie Roll Pops.- Cajeta.- The Fudge Factor.- English Toffee.- Gummies and Jellies.- The Starch Mogul.- Swedish Fish and Starch Jelly Candies.- Dots and Orange Slices.- Gummy Jigglers.- Black Chuckles.- Fruit Snacks.- Sour Patch Candy.- Where to the Jelly Beans in the Easter Basket Come From?.- Jelly Bean Flavor Development.- Panning Patience.-  Everlasting Gobstoppers and Atomic Fireballs.- Runts and Nerds.-  Is Licorice Good For You?.- Licorice Varieties.- The Marsh Mallow.- Nougat.- Starburst.- A Whopper of a Story – Malted Milk Balls.- Retro Candy: Bit-O-Honey and Mary Jane.- Gum Wads.-  Gumballs.- Gum and the Bedpost.- Medicinal Gum.- The Vending Machine.- Snickers Bars.- Baby Ruth.- Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut.- Turtles or Cow Pies?.- Candies: Dead or Alive.- Super-sized Candies.- Goo Goo Cluster.- Candy Land.