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     The History of Candy Canes

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     Candy Canes Are Everywhere During Christmas. Here’s Why

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     This Is Why We Eat Candy Canes on Christmas

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   Dec 16, 2016 · Today, the candy cane is more popular than it has ever been, and it is a symbol that is instantly associated with the Christmas holiday. The following video provides a short history of the...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchThe Origins of Candy Canes and How they Became ... - YouTube

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   The Origins of Candy Canes and How they Became Associated with ChristmasSpecial thanks to Greg Chism for this videoYou may also be interested in: The Truth A...

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4. www.youtube.com › watchHow Candy Canes Are Made By One Of America's Oldest ... - YouTube

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   Nov 29, 2023 · Lucas Candies is one of America's oldest candy stores and they make their candy canes by hand every year. Co-owners, Nick & Debbie, show us how they create their famous 'fireman candy...

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   The first documented use of candy canes in the U.S. dates back to 1847, when German-Swedish immigrant August Imgard decorated a blue spruce tree with candy canes and paper ornaments,...

6. www.nationalgeographic.com › culture › articleThe Sweet and Sticky Story of Candy Canes - National Geographic

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   Dec 22, 2015 · The stick got its cane-like hook, one unsubstantiated story claims, when a 17th-century choirmaster at Germany’s Cologne Cathedral convinced a local candy maker to bend sugar sticks into the...

7. foodal.com › holidays › christmasThe Twisted and Bent History of the Candy Cane | Foodal

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   Dec 15, 2016 · The candy cane is a holiday treat with a bold identity, and an even bolder flavor. But how did it get to be such a popular holiday item? How did it get its bent shape, and signature colors? And why is it flavored with peppermint?

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   Where did candy canes come from?

   • The first documented use of candy canes in the U.S. dates back to 1847, when German-Swedish immigrant August Imgard decorated a blue spruce tree with candy canes and paper ornaments, according to the National Confectioners Association, a group that advocates for the confectionery industry.

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   Why did people put candy canes on a Christmas tree?

   • Candy canes likely spread during that time as a popular tree ornament, according to Susan Benjamin, a writer and historian of sugar, sweets and candy. “People wanted to put the candy canes on the tree as a way to decorate it, and the hook was really just added as a way to hold it,” Benjamin told the Charleston Gazette-Mail in 2015.

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   Is a candy cane a Christian invention?

   • Multiple tales, stories, and legends have labeled the hook and the red-and-white appearance of the candy cane as a Christian invention. It is certain that today’s candy canes are derived from straight sticks with a natural white color, as were depicted in Christmas artwork until the early 1900’s.

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   When did candy canes first come out?

   • The first candy canes were simple white sticks made of sugar, and there was no “hooked cane”. No one knows who started making these treats, but by the mid-1600s they were already widely consumed across Europe. The recognizable hook shape that we all know and love did not appear until 1670.

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   What do we know about candy canes?

   • Candy canes are now as much a feature of Christmas as carols, evergreen trees, and mistletoe, but we don’t know much about them. We don’t know who invented them or why, or when and where they first got their red-and-white stripes. What we do have are a lot of guesses, gossip, and rumors.

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   Why is a candy cane a symbol of Christmas?

   • A company called “Bob’s Candy” was the first to distribute candy canes in large numbers, and by the 1950s, they were using a candy cane machine to mass-produce the sweets. Today, the candy cane is more popular than it has ever been, and it is a symbol that is instantly associated with the Christmas holiday.

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9. www.thoughtco.com › history-of-candy-canes-1991767The History of Candy Canes - ThoughtCo

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   Jan 8, 2020 · In, 1847, the first historical reference to the candy cane in America appeared when a German immigrant named August Imgard decorated the Christmas tree in his Wooster, Ohio home with candy canes. Stripes. About 50 years later, the first red-and-white-striped candy canes appeared.