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- The candy cane is not a British invention but a German one. Its origins can be traced back to Europe in the 17th century. The exact details are a bit hazy, but one popular legend suggests that the first candy canes were created by German choirmasters, who wanted to keep children quiet during long nativity services.
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Jan 8, 2020 · In 1919, a candymaker named Bob McCormack began making candy canes. And by the middle of the century, his company, Bob's Candies, became widely famous for their candy canes. Initially, the canes had to bent by hand to make the "J" shape.
- Mary Bellis
Dec 20, 2017 · 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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- Mahita Gajanan
Dec 7, 2018 · Most, however, agree the white candy cane made its U.S. debut in 1847 in Wooster Ohio, according to Schildhaus, when August Imgard, a German-Swedish immigrant, decorated a small blue spruce...
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Nov 30, 2020 · Legend of the Candy Cane: A Candymaker’s Witness – A candymaker wanted to make a Candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy.
Dec 11, 2012 · The candymaker made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior.
The candy cane is not a British invention but a German one. Its origins can be traced back to Europe in the 17th century. The exact details are a bit hazy, but one popular legend suggests that the first candy canes were created by German choirmasters, who wanted to keep children quiet during long nativity services.
A candy cane is a cane -shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide, [1] as well as Saint Nicholas Day. [2] It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint, but the canes also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
