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Did you know that these delicious, sweet minty sticks of pure sugar began as a simple little white stick candy for children to enjoy. It wasn’t until the mid- 17th century that candy canes spread all throughout Europe, which at the time were used to decorate Yule trees and other food items.
In North America, the the first documented example of the use of candy canes to celebrate Christmas occurred in 1847, when August Imgard, a German-Swedish immigrant, hung the candy canes on the branches of a christmas tree. From that point on the use of candy canes hanging from christmas trees just became tradition.
Candy canes are traditionally red and white striped peppermint flavored candies that are shaped with a hanging hook. They are also made in a variety of other flavors and may be decorated with different colored stripes and thickness.
When I think of Christmas the first thing that comes to mind are candy canes….
How about you…
Do you like candy canes?
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