History of Halloween Candy: From Chicken Feed to Fun Size

The history of Halloween candy is weirder than it should be: candy corn was sold as Chicken Feed, trick-or-treating started as a bribe, and no child has ever been proven killed or seriously hurt by a stranger's poisoned Halloween candy. Here's the whole chain, from 1880s penny candy to a $4.1 billion Halloween candy bill. Why do we give candy on Halloween? When did trick-or-treating start? Is the poisoned Halloween candy myth real? I go through the prank wars of the 1930s, the WWII Sugar Book, the Donald Duck short that sold the custom, the fight over the word "fun," the real tampering cases versus the panic, Sweetest Day, the daylight saving time candy story, and the worst Halloween candy ever ranked. 0:00 History of Halloween Candy 1:03 Candy Corn Was Called Chicken Feed 3:58 When Did Trick-or-Treating Start? 6:41 Sugar Rationing, Donald Duck & Fun Size 10:05 Has Anyone Actually Poisoned Halloween Candy? 15:54 Sweetest Day & Daylight Saving Time 18:41 The Worst Halloween Candy 21:38 The Real Halloween Danger Subscribe for more: Dai Curious #halloweencandy #halloween #history #explained #DaiCurious