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What is candy? The word typically refers to things that are made from sugar, whether sprinkled on top, or added to a liquid and then heated usually to boiling point. At this temperature liquid sugar turns into a caramel, which is the name of one type of candy. Fortunately, there is no end to the types of candies that human beings have, can and no doubt will produce.

Here are some candy tidbits for you to ponder:

• Sixty million chocolate Easter bunnies are produced each year.
• It takes 6 minutes to produce a Marshmallow Peep.
• The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature — which is why it literally melts in your mouth. Or your hands!
• It’s not just kids! Americans over 18 years of age consume 65 percent of the candy that’s produced each year.
• What do you do? 74 percent of kids eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.
• Americans eat 25 pounds of candy, per person, per year. But the people of Denmark eat 36 pounds of candy per person, per year!
• Great supplies of licorice were found in King Tut’s tomb.
• The Aztecs of Mexico introduced Europe to chocolate in the 16th century.
• Cotton candy is made out of 100% sugar.