CANDY 2: Ready to continue the countdown of the worst candy to get in a trick-or-treat bag?

We’re at number 5, with Necco Wafers — sort of like an antacid with its dry and chalky texture. Some people are fans. We are not.

The official flavors include chocolate, licorice and wintergreen, but we’ve seen it compared to drywall, too.

Number 4 is Smarties. Some compare them to the dry and chalky wafers at number 5. This inexpensive candy is popular to hand out, but maybe not so much to receive.

Some interesting facts about Smarties: over two billion Smarties rolls are made every year, the company is run by a trio of female cousins and Halloween is the company’s most important holiday.

Peanut butter kisses came in at number 3. The candy wrapped in orange and black papers does bear a slight taste of peanut butter, but in our view, is more wax than tasty treat.

Number two gives us a bit of a shiver — circus peanuts. One of the original penny candies, the peanut-shaped marshmallow candy usually is orange and has an artificial banana flavor.

The company Spangler makes circus peanuts year-round and in a variety of flavors: vanilla, lemon, cherry and banana. They are made from sugar, pork gelatin, corn syrup, food coloring, soy protein, artificial flavors and pectin.

The worst candy to receive, according to Candystore.com, has remained number one for years — candy corn. The flavor of these tri-colored candies is based on honey, sugar, butter and vanilla.

While most people tend to voice their hatred for the treat, the National Retail Federation estimated that in 2019, 95% of holiday shoppers stocked up on candy corn. Yes, really.

The original name of the candy was Chicken Feed, with production beginning in the late 1880s. The company Brach’s makes 7 billion pieces of candy corn per year.