Samira Kawash
Samira Kawash

Samira Kawash researches and writes on the cultural and social history of candy in 20th-century America. She is professor emerita, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). She blogs on candy history and opinion at CandyProfessor.com.

Halloween pumkin in the garden

Halloween Wasn’t Always About Candy

Before the 1940s when trick-or-treating spread across the land, candy didn't have any special role to play in Halloween observance...
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