Candy Canes

A candy cane is a stick candy in the shape of a cane that is commonly associated with Christmas and Saint Nicholas Day. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint, but other flavors and colors are available. The candy has been around for over 300 years, adding to the mystery of its origins. However, it appears that no one bothered to keep a record of it. Nobody knows where the candy came from, but some theories appear more credible than others. According to one of them, the candy was created to keep choir boys quiet and distracted during service rather than as a Christmas tree decoration.

The original canes, on the other hand, were neither curved nor minty. They were nothing more than sugar sticks. Around 1670, the choirmaster of Cologne Cathedral in Germany allegedly gave them their trademark bent and distributed them to children. According to a change in the story, only the children in the choir were hyperactive.

Introduced: 1919