Samira Kawash

Samira Kawash researches and writes on the cultural and social history of candy in 20th-century America. She is professor emerita, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). She blogs on candy history and opinion at CandyProfessor.com.

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The Candification of Our Food: The Case of the Fruit-Less Fruit Snack
Samira Kawash
October 20, 2011
The End of Candy: How Health Food Threatens Our Sweets
Samira Kawash
May 27, 2011
Sugar Plums: They're Not What You Think They Are
Samira Kawash
December 22, 2010
Where Our Love/Hate Relationship With Candy Corn Comes From
Samira Kawash
October 30, 2010
The Meaning of Halloween-Candy Psychopath Stories
Arsenic-laced jelly beans and razor-studded caramels aren't real. Faith in processed, sanitary foods certainly is.
Samira Kawash
October 28, 2010
October's Original Candy Holiday? 'Candy Day'
Samira Kawash
October 26, 2010
How Candy and Halloween Became Best Friends
The origins of trick-or-treating, a relatively recent phenomenon.
Samira Kawash
October 21, 2010
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