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July 20th is National Lollipop Day. It’s easy to make lollipops at home if you have candy molds and sticks. The molds are inexpensive, and the same molds can be used for chocolate. Then, just mix corn syrup, sugar, flavor and color and you’ve got pops. Molds are available with swirly designs, flower, stars, hearts,…
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[1] Sour balls: the original sour candy (photo © Tootsie Roll Inc.). [2] Lemon Heads, a candy to pucker for (photo © Hampton Popcorn Company). [3] Sour Patch Kids combined sour with chewy (photo © Edelweiss). [4] Sour Belts in the rainbow flavor (photo © First Choice Candy Store). THE HISTORY OF SOUR CANDY…
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Updated August 2026 What’s for dinner on July 13th, National French Fry Day? How about baked French fries—no need to deep-fat fry (which is our least favorite kitchen task). Fried potatoes have been around for thousands of years, since the ancestors of today’s Peruvians cooked wild potatoes over fire in oil. But what Americans call…
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