New uses for old candy

Here's a recipe for leftover Halloween candy that I decided not to include in my story yesterday, thinking it probably has a limited---very very limited---audience. It's from Bill Buford's book "Heat" about his experience becoming a serious cook. A lot of the book is about Mario Batali, and Buford repeats this story (heardfrom a guy named Andy Nusser) about a dish Batali created one drunken night: "Someone had brought foie gras but didn't know how to serve it, and, rising to the challenge that a good cook should be able to make a meal with whatever is to hand, Mario prepared a sweet, vinegar-like-reduction of Orange Nehi soda and Starburst fruit candies. ("First you remove each Starburst fruit from its wax-paper wrapper and put the candies in a saucepan, where, over a low heat, you melt them slowly until you have a bright-colored syrup, and then, separately, you cook the soda, until it's reduced by half." Nusser insists that the result was very good. . . . "
Anyone want to try it and report back?