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Dec 16, 2016 · A candy cane is a cane-shaped hard candy stick. Historically, they are white with red stripes and are peppermint flavored. In recent times, candy canes have been made in a multitude of colors...
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Though Christmas happens once a year, candy canes are manufactured all year long.Subscribe for more History: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYTCheck out excl...
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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, according to...
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The first historical reference to the familiar cane shape though goes back to 1670. The choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany first bent the sugar-sticks into the shape of canes to represent a shepherd's staff. The all-white candy canes were then given out to children during the long-winded nativity services. The clergymen's custom of han...
About 50 years later, the first red-and-white-striped candy canes appeared. No one knows who exactly invented the stripes, but based on historical Christmas cards, we know that no striped candy canes appeared prior to the year 1900. Illustrations of striped candy canes didn't even show up until the beginning of the 20th century. Around that time, c...
There are many other legends and religious beliefs surrounding the humble candy cane. Many of them depict the candy cane as a secret symbol for Christianity during a time when Christianswere living under more oppressive circumstances. It has been claimed that the cane was shaped like a "J" for "Jesus" and that the red-and-white stripes represented ...
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In America, the candy cane became a holiday fixture in the mid-1800s, with German-Swedish immigrant August Imgard being credited for introducing it by decorating a Christmas tree with candy canes in 1847.
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The History of Candy Cane. The original candy cane was made 350 years ago. Over time the candy cane has become a symbol and tradition during the Christmas holiday, used as a decoration for Christmas trees. The first candy cane was not made in the shape of a cane.
