Candy for Your Candy Buffet
All it takes is a table with some old fashioned glass candy jars, candy scoops and bulk candy to coordinate with your color scheme. Using retro candy or "candy I ate as a kid" brings back all types of memories. How much candy should I buy? Where to find candy? What type of containers do I need? Find the answers to these mysteries below.
Can-dy - noun - "any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc"
Most of the links below will allow you to purchase "Bulk Candy".
Wedding Candy! @ Candy Warehouse Sweet! Match your colors for wedding favors, candy buffets, and yummy gifts!
Old Time Candy Old fashioned candy from the 50s, 60s, 70s or 80s... still available after all these years.
Candy Crate HUGE selection of candy, lots which are very hard to find, and its very easy to order!
Custom M&M's Get a big reaction from family & friend with custom printed M&M's
Dan's Chocolates Looking for something different? Exotic?
Q: How many Jelly Belly beans are there in a 2.2 lb bag? A: There are 25 Jelly Belly beans in an ounce, 400 Jelly Belly beans in one pound and 880 Jelly Belly beans in a 2.2 lb, or kilo, bag. All counts are approximate, of course.
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Q: How much candy should I purchase? A: I wish there was a hard fast rule to this question. Some say 1/4 LB per guest, others say 1/2 LB per guest. But it's all about the way your candy looks. Plan by how you want the display to look, not how many guests are coming. Having enough candy is crucial in making your candy buffet look good. Here is a tip a bride told us: "Take your candy buffet bags/containers that the guests will be taking home with them to your local grocery store and fill them the types of candy you will have for your event. Then weigh them. Multiply by how many guests, then you will get an idea of the pounds."
Q: What kind of containers shoul I use? Where can I find them? A: You can purchase new candy jars and containers or if you have time, (many months before your wedding) you can be "on the lookout" for your candy jars or containers. You will find them in the strangest places. Dollar stores, thrift stores, garage sales, friends and family will let you "borrow" them. TJ Maxx, Wal-Mart, Marshalls, Old Time Pottery, Home Depot. Tip: Place a smaller container upside down inside larger candy containers so you don't need as much candy. We have a few we found here.
Q: My "theme" is tropical, I don't want to use glass containers! A: There are all kinds of containers that are not traditional candy jars. Try pails, take out boxes, plastic office bins, notical items, up-side-down cowboy hat, flower pots, lamp shades and florist containers. There are many out there......take a look around your home, you will start to find all types of "containers". We had a wedding where basketballs were cut in half as a container.
Q: How can I cut costs on candy? A: Shop for candy after a holiday! Some candy will last a long time. Depending on your colors or theme, after holiday sales will save on candy costs. Don't forget Sam's Clubs, Cost Co, Smart & Final or bulk candy stores on-line like Candy Warehouse or
Candy Crate
Q: My candy buffet looks so drab. Help! A: Spice up the table - tablecloths, table runners, flowers, pictures. These things can be added to make your candy buffet table look FABULOUS. Color makes a difference - coordinated colors look more elegant than random selections. Add extras to the table: Fountain, fortune cookies, cookies, brownies, bowls of fruit for the healthy option, napkins, take home bags/containers.
Tip: If you don't want your candy buffet table to look empty, you can put the same amount of candy in smaller containers rather than 2 or 3 large containers - more smaller containers LOOKS like more! Containers on different levels using books under a table cloth to create risers - very pleasing to the eye.
Q: What candy bar was originally packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry? A: When it was first introduced in 1932, the 3 Musketeers bar was packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate and strawberry -- thus the name THREE Musketeers. Causing some confusion to tourists worldwide, the 3 Musketeers bar is called a Milky Way in European countries, and the U.S. version of the Milky Way is called a Mars Bar.
It takes approximately 95 Hershey's Kisses to equal one pound of chocolate.
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love.
Younger children are more likely than older children to prefer hard candies.
Americans over 18 years of age consume 65 percent of the candy that's produced each year.
One plain milk chocolate candy bar has more protein than a banana.
The average person will consume 10,000 chocolate bars in a lifetime.
The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature -- which is why it literally melts in your mouth.
Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, Psycho, which actually took 7 days to shoot.
A recent study indicates when men crave food, they tend to crave fat and salt. When women crave food, they tend to desire chocolate.
1940: The Mars company invents M&M's for soldiers going to World War II.
Mike and Ike brand candies are Kosher.
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