Good Question: What are those black & orange Halloween candies called?

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — A lot of kids will be returning home with bags full of candy tonight.

For today’s Good Question: Who makes those black and orange candies that show up around Halloween, and do they have a name?

Those candies do have a name — they’re called peanut butter kisses, and they have a long history connected to another more well-known candy.

Connection to Mary Janes

Food historians say they are an offshoot of Mary Janes…

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