The Birth of the “Candy Cane”
In 1672, a genius German candy maker in Cologne, Germany thought of a sweet idea to silence naughty & noisy children during mass on Christmas Eve. He created these white sugar sticks with the signature bent shape. The sweet recipe then made its way to America around 1847.
Then came the stripes….
About 50 years later, red stripes showed up on candy canes everywhere—no one really knows who was to thank for this brilliant idea. Right after the stripes is when the fresh minty flavor was added. Did you think we were kidding when we said that the first one’s were sugar sticks?
The 21st Century Candy Cane
Now-a-days, the candy cane can be made with every color in the rainbow and can also be enjoyed year-round! Isn’t that great news? We really think so. Candy canes are also sold in different flavors; fruit flavors, chocolate, vanilla, etc. That genius German candy maker would be so proud!
Well, this wraps up our “Candy Cane History 101” course! We sure hope that you all enjoyed this sweet lesson, as you enjoyed your tasty candy canes.
While we don’t have any candy canes in the store, you can come grabs some of our sweet gingerbread cookies decorated as candy canes!
