That's why we eat candy canes at Christmas
See how this sweet treat has become a tradition of the holiday season.
Between crowns, frosted sugar cookies and holiday coffee cups, there is one thing just as omnipresent against Christmastime: Candy Cannes.
The candy canes are one of those holiday treats that are difficult to love. In fact, the demand is so high that1,76 billion are produced each year - with more than 90% sold in the month before Christmas. They areThe most popular non-chocolate candy Purchased during the holidays and they are so emblematic of the yuletide season that they won their own vacation, National Cannes Day in Candy on December 26.
Why so many people love them so much? There are more reasons that you can shake a stick (curved) to, but do you know how they came to be a Christmas tradition? We will take a look.
The candy rods are much older than you think - and were not served at the origin for Christmas
According toCandyHistory.netThe candy canes were originally created more than 350 years and have been originally made as straight straight sticks with sugar. It is now believed that the famous form of crook was held in 1670, when a German chorus of the Cologne Cathedral has folded the candy sugar sticks to make them look like Shepherd's brackets. These candies were given to the children who attended the ceremonies of the Church, in order to corrupt them to keep them silent and well behaved. This custom has eventually spread across Europe and America and has become popular.
They have evolved a lot over the years
In 1847, August Imagard, a German-Swedish immigrant living in Wooster, Ohio, decorated his Christmas tree with candy canes, as well as paper ornaments. It was the first documented use of candy canes relative to the Christmas celebration, and it is clearly taken and became a Christmas tradition.
However, according to the Christmas cards of that time, the candy rods were always white - they did not have their scratches for about half a century later. We do not know why stripes have been added (it's a historical mystery of why it became a thing), butOld illustrations of the map, we can say that The first red and white striped rods made their debut at the beginning of the 20th century.
Around this time, candy manufacturers also incorporated the peppermint flavor, whichbecame associate as a traditional holiday flavor in the 1950s. It is also when the candy canes got a big thumb in popularity, thanks to the technology that has much easier to do the treatment more quickly and fragrant.
Candymaker Bob McCormack had begun to make canes in 1919 in her hometown of Albany, Georgia, but he folded them by hand.Then, in 1957, his brother-in-law invented a machine to automatically fold the sticks automatically, considerably change the candy game.
McCormack company is nowBobs candiesAnd they always sell candy canes. (In addition, a fun fact Bobs Bobs Candies shares on his site that his treats were the first candies to wrap in the cellophane!)
Unusual flavors are the new trend
According to the Kitchn, up to about 10 years,Spangler Candy Co. (Based in Bryan, in Ohio) Always made and sold simple white sugar candy canes that looked like the rods of original candy, but more recently, the demand for new colors and new flavors was taken. Today, while red and white pepper mint flavored candy canes are still considered the traditional version of the holiday season, you can now find them in different colors and flavors in candy shops across the America, flavors of chocolate candies toUnusual salt, like bacon, pickle and sriracha.
The candy rods are more than just treatment
Candy rods make cute tree ornaments and, in fact half of all buyers who buy them are using them as ornaments! They also work like easy gifts, festive party accessories or favors, andPopular storage stuffersThey are the second most popular candy cycle below, after chocolates wrapped by the sheet. And of course, we like to eat them too - the sweet mint stick is unlikely to be refused by children or adults during the holiday season. Creative keys for your holiday party whipped Bark of candy cane For gifting, there are so many ways that you can use candy rods.
Now that you are armed with the story behind this Christmas candy always present, go ahead and catch a stick and enjoy!
