And The Most Popular Three Halloween Candies In New Jersey Are…
According to a new report from CandyStore.com, the most popular Halloween candy in New Jersey is actually a repeat winner from 2022!
In previous years, reports have placed Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the #1 slot. Or even Kit Kat’s and Milky Way. But not this year.
The report puts the Tootsie Pop at number one. M&M’s are number two; and Skittles are number three.
I gotta tell ya, while I don’t really agree with the order of these candies, I think we’ve got a solid top three most popular Halloween candy in New Jersey.
Skittles are genius and delicious; a real crowd favorite. M&M’s are a classic and, like Skittles, come in so many new varieties that you’ll never get bored choosing in the candy aisle.
While I love a good Tootsie Pop, I’m not sure that I would put them as the number one candy; but that’s where the Candystore website sales put them.
People of certain age will remember the classic TV commercial which finally answered the question about the number of licks it took to get to the Tootsie Roll center of the candy:
Shockingly, that commercial was lying to us. Not only is there zero evidence that turtles and owls include Tootsie Pops in their daily diet (LOL!) but three is no where near the actual answer!
The question was finally put to rest by a bunch of researchers at Perdue University. The researchers created a special “lick machine” to simulate a human lick. Their machine was modeled after a human tongue. According to that machine tongue it takes 364 licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center. However, they also had a panel of 20 volunteers (each with their own tongue). The average number of licks for the humans in the study was 252.
Not that we need more confusion, but there have been other studies on this “licking” topic. And the other results suggest that the answer may range from 411 to 144. We may never know the truth.
But one thing is for sure: THREE AIN’T THE ANSWER!
7 Wicked Good Halloween Events To Hit This Spooky Season
Toms River Halloween Parade
I don’t have to tell you how awesome this Halloween event is! This parade lays claim to being the second largest Halloween parade in the country. Organized by our pals at Toms River Fire Company No. 1, it’s as long as the night is dark! This parade is so cool. So many different groups take part in the annual parade. Set yourself up anywhere along Main Street or Washington Street and you’ll be good to go for this fun family event. Look for the WRAT Pack leading the parade again this year! If you’d like to be in the parade, you can! Just register on parade day at the firehouse on Robbins Avenue. The 84th Annual Toms River Halloween parade is October 31st. The parade begins at 7pm.
Rocky on the WRAT float.
Asbury Zombie Walk
Our friend Jason started the Zombie Walk as a fun and friendly event in Asbury Park back in the day. It started as a fun way to get out in zombie outfits but quickly steamrolled into a massive outing of awesome people in some of the greatest zombie outfits known to human kind. Every kind of zombie turns out for the Asbury Park Zombie Walk, it’s a truly one of a kind event. There’s usually even a free make up area! This zombie walk is so cool that it set a world record not once, but TWICE! Actually recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records, twice!
The Asbury Park Zombie Walk 2022 was a great time!
