December 7is National Cotton Candy Day #NationalCottonCandyDay. I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t mind having Cotton Candy as a #snack this week I only like PINK Cotton Candy and usually get it at events we attend.
As for Charlie he will purchase Cotton Candy in the Stores and get all colors of Cotton Candy and different flavors to try. As for David he will eat any kind of Cotton Candy as well but most of the time he says its to sweet and leaves it for Charlie and I. What about you. Do you like Cotton Candy if so what color and what flavor do you like and why?
National Cotton Candy Day is celebrated on December 7th to our sweet tooth’s joy and our dentists’ dismay. Did you know dentists actually invented Cotton Candy in the first place? Cotten Candy back then was even called Fairy Floss. I didn’t know that and neither did David or Charlie turning National Cotton Candy Day into a #teachingmoment.
Now, Cotton Candy is the go-to at County Fairs and a must-have when riding a Ferris Wheel. Most of our childhood memories wouldn’t have been complete without the sugary cloud that is Cotton Candy. For us going to the Circus wouldn’t have been complete without Cotton Candy to share. How about you?
National Cotton Candy Day Activities
- Today is the opportunity to purchase all the Cotton Candy you can purchase to celebrate National Cotton Candy Day !
- Today would be a good day try a new flavor for the first time. Including Banana? Green Apple? Strawberry? It’s your choice but for me I will stick to the original pink Cotton Candy I grew up with. How about you?
- If you enjoyed Cotton Candy with someone at a young age, celebrate with them today by giving them Cotton Candy because were sure sweet memories will accompany this sweet treat.
- If you think you could do better than the dentists who created Cotton Candy give it a shot and try various flavors while you’re at it.
Reasons We Can’t Seem To Get Enough Cotton Candy
- Did you know when spun, Cotton Candy’s all white because it’s made from just Sugar but adding dye can transform the color. I didn’t know that did you? I’ve never seen White Cotton Candy. Have you?
- Though thin, Cotton Candy can be very long and the longest Cotton Candy was created in July 2009 and stretched over 1,400 meters.
- Cotton candy has different names around the world and in England, Cotton Candy is called Candy Floss. In Australia and Finland, Cotton Candy is called Fairy Floss. In the Netherlands, Cotton Candy is known as Suikerspin, which means “Sugar Spider.” Traveling to France? They call Cotton candy Barbe à Papa, which means Papa’s Beard.
Why People Love National Cotton Candy Day
Cotton Candy can take us back to times long-ago which gets us nostalgic for the Carnivals, Fairs, and Attractions we used to visit which helps Cotton Candy brings memories back from our childhood and people love feeling like kids again.
If you’re needing a sweet fix, Cotton Candy is your ticket to that Sugar high you’re craving.
Not only is Cotton Candy easy to store, it makes no mess because Cotton Candy is just soft clouds of Sugar that can easily be folded up and eaten in less than a minute.
Recipe for Cotten Candy
Ingredients
2 drops red food coloring
3 cups sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup water
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp raspberry extract
Instructions
Put the cotton candy on a lollipop stick and repeat with the remaining ingredients. Enjoy!
Add the corn syrup, sugar, water, and salt to a saucepan over medium-high heat.
Stir the pan until the sugar is melted. Make sure you don’t allow the sugar to crystalize on the sides of the pan.
Heat the mixture to 320 degrees F and then pour it into a heatproof container that has a shallow volume.
Add the raspberry extract and food color and stir the mixture.
Cover your table or counter with parchment paper to prepare. Then, dip your whisk into the sugar syrup and hold it around a foot from the parchment paper.
Swing the whisk back and forth so thin strands of sugar fall onto the parchment paper.
Continue to swing back and forth until there is a nest of spun sugar.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
