{"id":134652,"date":"2023-10-03T13:07:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=134652"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:34:38","slug":"what-is-georgias-favorite-halloween-candy-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=134652","title":{"rendered":"What is Georgia&#8217;s Favorite Halloween Candy in 2023?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Gist:<\/strong> This Halloween, Georgia has a sweet spot for Jolly Ranchers, with a whopping 142,298 pounds of these tangy treats purchased, making it the state&#8217;s favorite candy for the spooky season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Details:<\/strong> Halloween is a time for scares and sweets, and Georgians have made a clear candy statement this year. Topping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.candystore.com\/blogs\/facts-trivia\/halloween-candy-map-popular\">CandyStore.com candy charts<\/a> are Jolly Ranchers, followed by Swedish Fish with 116,435 pounds sold and Reese&#8217;s Cups at 94,186 pounds making their way into Georgian homes. The variety in choice shows a love for different textures and tastes, from the fruity and tangy to the rich and chocolaty\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By The Numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jolly Ranchers:<\/strong> 142,298 pounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Swedish Fish:<\/strong> 116,435 pounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reese&#8217;s Cups:<\/strong> 94,186 pounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Context:<\/strong> While the rest of the nation debates between M&amp;M&#8217;s and Reese&#8217;s, Georgia has a clear penchant for the tangy kick of Jolly Ranchers. The candy choices reflect a fun and playful spirit, embracing the spooky with a sweet twist.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gist: This Halloween, Georgia has a sweet spot for Jolly Ranchers, with a whopping 142,298 pounds of these tangy treats purchased, making it the state&#8217;s favorite candy for the spooky season. The Details: Halloween is a time for scares and sweets, and Georgians have made a clear candy statement this year. Topping the CandyStore.com [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":134655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8791],"tags":[8819,12412],"class_list":["post-134652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-georgia-by-the-numbers","tag-halloween","tag-halloween-candy","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}