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    The Top 10 Grossest Halloween Candies of 2010

    Photo by: Joanna Sciarrino
    #10: Boogers-
    Green and brown gummy pellets of inconsistent shape, these guys are viscous enough to give a snacker pause. $2 for a 3.5-oz box; Box of Boogers; ... more 
    Photo by: Joanna Sciarrino
    #10: Boogers-
    Green and brown gummy pellets of inconsistent shape, these guys are viscous enough to give a snacker pause. $2 for a 3.5-oz box; Box of Boogers; candywarehouse.com

    Liam: "They look sort of like boogers, but they feel like gummy worms. Actually, they don't look gross--they look kind of good."

    Ella: "You could trick a young kid with these."

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    --By Matt Schneiderman, Bon Appétit



    Last October I named the Top 10 Grossest Halloween Candies, an assortment of the creepiest-looking trick-or-treat offerings I could find. But as with Apple gadgets and conical pizza, progress is inevitable; today there's a new generation of Gross. I filled my online shopping carts at Candywarehouse.com and other stores. Then I asked seven-year-old twins Ella and Liam Wilson of Brooklyn (sweets aficionados and neighbors of The Foodist's Andrew Knowlton) to rank and evaluate the grossness of each.

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