Dating all the way back to the 1400's when it was first called spun sugar, cotton candy has been a favorite treat for young and old alike at carnivals, fairs and the circus.
During the 18th century cotton candy (spun sugar) was first recorded in Europe, it was very expensive and labor-intensive and generally was not available to the average person. It was after the invention of machine-spun cotton candy by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton in 1897 that it was introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as Fairy Floss. People loved it and bought over 68,000 boxes for 25 cents a box.
Cotton candy is made by heating and liquefying sugar and spinning it out through minute holes. It re-solidifies in minutely thin strands of "sugar glass". The final cotton candy contains mostly air, with a typical serving weighing around 1 ounce or 28 grams. It is often sold on a stick or in a plastic bag.
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