They sold over 65,000 boxes, even though that amount of money was half the price of admission to the fair, writes Elizabeth Abbott in Sugar: A Bittersweet History. Cotton candy took off and ...

Cotton candy is a must at the fair. Photograph by Helene Rogers, Alamy Morrison and Wharton’s electric candy machine first came to the attention of the public at the Louisiana Purchase ...

At the time, cotton candy was called "fairy floss." The inventors debuted it at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, according to Gold Medal Products, the company that created the first factory ...

You end up with the Cotton Candy Roll, which promises to be one of the craziest and most colorful sweet treats debuting at the 2019 New York State Fair. The roll will be served at the Milky Bun ...