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It&#8217;s one of those foods that I can eat, once a year, until it makes me queasy &#8212; and enjoy every sweet, starchy niblet.<\/p>\n<p>Katherine brought home a Thanksgiving recipe for &#8220;Squanto Snacks&#8221; &#8212; crushed Oreos (dirt) in a clear plastic cup, with two Goldfish (fish) and three Candy Corn (corn kernals) planted in it.  Which meant the triple threat of Oreos, Goldfish, and Candy Corn making their way into the house.<\/p>\n<p>*sigh*<\/p>\n<p>Good thing I have worked to do in the yard this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love candy corn. Really, I do. 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