Candy Canes

Stick Candy Canes in a mason jar. Christmas holiday card. Perfect for a candy store or a greeting card. One of the most often seen symbols of... more

by Kim Hojnacki

Title

Candy Canes

Artist

Kim Hojnacki

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Photograph - Photography

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Stick Candy Canes in a mason jar. Christmas holiday card. Perfect for a candy store or a greeting card. One of the most often seen symbols of Christmas is the candy cane. Not only are candy canes used as a sweet Christmastime treat but they are also used for decoration. A candy cane is a cane-shaped hard candy stick associated with Christmas. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint. Wouldn't this look nice on the wall of a candy store.

The origin of the candy cane goes back over 350 years, when candy-makers both professional and amateur were making hard sugar sticks. The original candy was straight and completely white in color. About fifty years later the first red-and-white striped candy canes appeared. No one knows who exactly invented the stripes, but Christmas cards prior to the year 1900 showed only all-white candy canes. Christmas cards after 1900 showed illustrations of striped candy canes. Around the same time, candy-makers added peppermint and wintergreen flavors to their candy canes and those flavors then became the traditional favorites.

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December 2nd, 2012