The Candy Bowl
The USA is the largest producer of this type of oil used to flavor Candy Canes.
What is peppermint?
This nut actually grows below ground. It is used in Snickers bars and Reece's Cups.
What are peanuts?
Tootise Rolls are made in Illinois with two Illinois crops as ingredients.
What are corn and soybeans?
This popular candy ingredient literally grows on trees. Choices: Sugar, Chocolate, Caramel, Peanuts
What is chocolate?
This syrup starts as sap from a tree. The state of Vermont leads in the production of it. Hint: You put it on your pancakes.
What is maple syrup?
This grain, used in Nestle Crunch, needs flat areas of wet land to grow. Choices: Wheat, Rice, Barley, Oats
What is rice?
This "nut" takes a year to ripen and grows on palm trees. It is used mainly for its oil.
What is coconut?
This candy company known for its gum, has a factory in Kendall County. Choices: Bubble Yum, Beech Nut, Trident, Wrigley's
What is Wrigley's?
This crop is used to make a white powder that is often used to prevent candy from sticking to molds. Choices: Cory, Soybeans, Wheat, Oats.
What is corn?
This sweet stuff starts off as the stems of tall grass plants. The state of Hawaii produces the largest amount of it in the United States.
What is sugar cane?
This chicken product is used to make candies such as Spree, Snickers & York Peppermint Patties.
What are eggs?
This nut is native to the USA. The state of Georgia produces the most. They are used to make Turtle Candies. Choices: Almonds, Pecans, Walnuts, Peanuts.
What are pecans?
This crop, used to make clothes we wear, also provides oil used to make candy. This crop is not grown in Illinois.
What is cotton?
This crop starts off as beans in pods on an orchid plant. It is used to add flavor to many candies including chocolate bars and chocolate covered cherries. Choices: Peppermint, Vanilla, Soybeans, Cacao beans.
What is vanilla?
This sweet stuff is made by bees and is used to sweeten candy corn.
What is honey?
This spice comes from the bark of a tree and is used in hard candies and to flavor gum such as Big Red.
What is cinnamon?
These nuts are the seeds of a tree in the peach family. They are used in Heath bars. Choices: Almonds, Pecans, Walnuts, Peanuts
What are almonds?
This candy is the top selling candy in the US. It was created to provide soldiers with a chocolate treat that could withstand hot temperatures. Choices: Reece's Pieces, Tootsie Rolls, Kit Kat, M&Ms.
What are M&Ms?
This Illinois crop is used to help mix oil with other candy ingredients. it is used in many chocolate candies. Choices: Cory, Soybeans, Wheat, Oats.
What are soybeans?
Lactose, a type of sugar used to sweeten candy, is found in a product (that you drink) provided by this animal.
What is a dairy cow?
What candy bar was named after its inventor's family horse? Choices: Snickers, Almond Joy, Fast Break, Baby Ruth
What is Snickers?
This state grows the most peanuts in the country. Choices: California, Georgia, Missouri
What is Georgia?
This Illinois town is home to a Hershey's factory that makes yummy treats like the Heath bar, Whoppers, and Milk Duds? Choices: Aurora, Robinson, Rockford, Yorkville
What is Robinson?
This crop can be found in candy like Whoppers. It is the third largest crop in Illinois. Choices: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Oats
What is wheat?
The root of this crop is harvested to make a type of sugar. The state of Michigan is one of the top five producers of this crop. Choices: Corn, Potato, Sugar Beet, Sugar Snap Pea
What is sugar beets?