There are some candy questions that seem eternal: what actually is nougat? Can you really make homemade cotton candy with Jolly Ranchers? Why is there an orange-colored, peanut-shaped candy that's ...

Spangler Candy, based in Bryan, Ohio, has been making Dum-Dums for decades. When you step into the Spangler Candy factory, the air smells like sugar. Trays of circus peanuts rotate overhead. Workers ...

In Bryan, Ohio, candy is king. Set about 60 miles west of Toledo, the little town of about 8000 is home to Spangler Candy Company, makers of all sorts of favorites, from Dum-Dums and candy canes to ...