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Dec 16, 2016 · It was also during the early 1900s that candy makers started adding peppermint to the flavoring of the candy. A company called “Bob’s Candy” was the first to distribute candy canes in large ...
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- Reading Through History
Today we are going behind the history of the this holiday candy. Why was it invented? where did it come from? How is it made?
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This holiday treat is a staple of every Christmas. Come find out how they're made.Gaming Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68fF7KHl6Os3JsIa7Mh4rgGa...
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But what’s the real candy cane story? How did the treat become so ubiquitous? Peppermint and candy sticks date back to at least the 17th century in Europe.
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- Candy Canes Were Once only White
- Theories About Candy Cane Stripes and Colors
“Legend has it that the candy cane dates back to 1670, when the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany handed out sugar sticks among his young singers to keep them quiet during the Living Creche ceremony,” Schildhaus says. “In honor of the occasion, he bent the candies into shepherds’ crooks.” Susan Benjamin, founder of True Treats Histori...
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 with paper ornaments and candy canes. Or course, today, there’s nothing more iconic when it comes to candy than the alternating red and white stripes of the can...
“With the stripe came legends of stories about the candy cane, such as it being a secret code among persecuted Christians in Germany or England in the 17th century; a secret language amongst the Christian faithful depending on the stripe—three represented the trinity, one Jesus’ sacrifice),” she says, adding, “and the more general role of the strip...
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A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some "sugar sticks" for them.
Jan 8, 2020 · Believe it or not, the origin of the candy cane actually goes back hundreds of years to a time when candy-makers, both professional and amateur, were making hard sugar sticks as a favorite confection.
