A dentist and a candy maker walk into a fair. That's not the beginning of a joke — it's a historical fact. In 1904, dentist William Morrison and candy maker John C. Wharton of Nashville, Tennessee, ...

Cotton candy is one of those nostalgic foods that are as fun to see being made as they are to eat. Watching a machine spin sugary syrup until it transforms into colorful clouds that wind around a ...

Cotton candy is a favorite carnival snack. The melt-in-your-mouth treat has even been used as a beverage garnish. While cotton candy is popularly served at fairs and festivals, you can also make the ...

Put 3/4 pound loaf sugar in a small copper kettle; add sufficient cold water to cover half of the sugar and stir until it is melted; then place the kettle over a strong fire and boil the sugar to a ...

Last April, Kira Fluker-Burch decided to make her sweet tooth her business and launched Kandi Artisan Candy Clouds. “I loved cotton candy growing up,” says the preschool teacher and freelance artist. ...

Fudge has a reputation for being a finicky, fussy sweet to make at home, and while that's certainly true when it comes to classic recipes, this exceptionally easy cotton candy version breaks the mold.

When it comes to Summer treats, two of my favorites are sticky-sweet cotton candy and refreshing iced tea. Imagine my surprise when I discovered a beverage that combines the two! Cotton candy rooibos ...

It sounds like an oxymoron, like “worry-free skydiving,” or “delicious, fat-free doughnuts.” But when Becky and Mark Binstock realized their daughter had food allergies, the couple went above and ...

Margie Delfelder and Lary Trowbridge pause their cotton candy making on Oct. 30, 2023 to show off their sweet treats. The couple had made about 200 bags by late afternoon, with the goal of making ...

After 11 years of working as a nurse, Anndrea Euerle decided to start a business spinning sugar into Cotton Candy Skies. She live-spins and makes individually packaged cotton candy for birthdays, ...