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If you're wondering where the classic circus peanut has gone, you're not alone. There are tens of us out there missing the candy from our youth. Many people didn't get it — being shaped like a peanut ...

Spangler Candy, based in Bryan, Ohio, has been making Dum-Dums for decades. When you step into the Spangler Candy factory, the air smells like sugar. Trays of circus peanuts rotate overhead. Workers ...