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Dec 11, 2012 · First, candy canes were certainly not invented in Indiana, since the first reports of hard candy sticks (the precursor to candy canes) come from the 17th century, long before Indiana was even a ...
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Another popular account claims a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, as the inventor of the candy cane:
However, this account also presents significant historical problems. Despite the authoritative-sounding appeal to church history, no one has yet produced any documentation that either verifies this account as true or reliably dates it to the 17th century it exists only in the form of anecdote, recorded no earlier than the mid-20th century. Moreove...
The claim that candy canes were created by a candymaker in Indiana who stained them with red stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received is similarly lacking in documentation and historically problematic. (One has to wonder how it is we supposedly know that one specific person invented the candy cane, we know where he lived, and we ...
One verifiable (albeit indirect) religious connection associated with the modern candy cane exists, however.
Claims made about the candys Christian symbolism have become increasingly widespread as religious leaders have assured their congregations that these mythologies are factual, the press have published these claims as authoritative answers to readers inquiries about the confections meaning, and several lavishly illustrated books purport to tell the t...
Sightings: Fictional accounts of the candy canes religious origins are the subject of a number of colorful Christmas volumes, including The Candymakers Gift: A Legend of the Candy Cane by Helen Haidle (1996), The Candy Cane Story by Joy Merchant Nall and Thomas Nall, Jr. (1996), The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg (1997), and the childrens...
Dec 7, 2018 · Or course, today, there’s nothing more iconic when it comes to candy than the alternating red and white stripes of the candy cane, but, according to Schildhaus, for 200 years, before mass ...
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Jan 8, 2020 · The first historical reference to the familiar cane shape though goes back to 1670. The choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany first bent the sugar-sticks into the shape of canes to represent a shepherd's staff. The all-white candy canes were then given out to children during the long-winded nativity services. Read More.
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Dec 19, 2011 · Bake for 11 min. Transfer the baked shells to a wire rack to cool. Using a mixer, whip together 1/2 cup of butter, until fluffy. Add mint extract and 2 tablespoons milk. With the mixer on low, gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until fluffy. Fold 1/4 cup crushed candy canes into the filling.
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Sugar, flavoring (often peppermint) Media: Candy cane. A candy cane is a cane -shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide, [1] as well as Saint Nicholas Day. [2] It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint, but the canes also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
Dec 20, 2017 · The first documented use of candy canes in the U.S. dates back to 1847, when German-Swedish immigrant August Imgard decorated a blue spruce tree with candy canes and paper ornaments, according to ...
