Travel America with each state's favorite Halloween candy
My mom wasn't a candy person, per se, but she did love chocolate and those pink peanut patties she'd get along the road on long childhood trips across Texas. I, unfortunately, learned to love candy even more at an early age, because my grandmother treated me and my brother on the weekend. Verboten in my mom's kitchen meant we kids were bound to indulge at Grandma's; but what's my excuse at 65? Ah! There are worse addictions! I was curious about my friends' favorites. Charlotte loves the #1 nationwide pick, according to The Candy Store, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. "I just love chocolate and peanut butter together," she tells me. Sharon likes mini chocolate bars, particularly Thousand Dollar bars. Nationally, though, America appears to have a soft spot for the sour, specifically Sour Patch Kids, America's most "searched" (as in online) candy, according to Innerbody Research, followed by Skittles, Snickers, Starburst and Twix. I ha...
