National Cotton Candy Day
Reminisce about your childhood while eating spun sugar on #NationalCottonCandyDay
7 December is National Cotton Candy Day, and every year cotton candy lovers look forward to celebrating by pulling puffs of this sugary delight from a stick or out of a bag.
Cotton candy dates back to the 1400s and was first called spun sugar. It’s still a firm favourite of young and old – enjoyed at carnivals, fairs and the circus.
Cotton candy (spun sugar) was first recorded in the 18th century in Europe, but was very expensive and labour-intensive to produce. For those reasons it was generally not available to the average person.
William Morrison (a dentist) and John C. Wharton (a confectioner) were credited with the invention of machine-spun cotton candy in 1897. After the invention of machine-spun cotton it was introduced to a wide audience as “Fairy Floss” at the 1904 World’s Fair. People loved it so much they bought 68 000 boxes at 25 cents each.
Celebrate National Cotton Candy Day by eating some cotton candy as it is still very popular today.
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