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Legend of the Candy Cane: A Candymaker’s Witness. The candymaker made the candy in the form of a a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the “Good Shepherd” with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who like all ...
Theories About Candy Cane Stripes and Colors “With the stripe came legends of stories about the candy cane, such as it being a secret code among persecuted Christians in Germany or England in ...
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 ...
The History of the Candy Cane. Candy canes appeared in 1670. According to Candy History, “Legend has it that in 1670, the cane-shaped candy became historical when a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany bent the sugar sticks into canes to appear as shepherd’s hooks.”
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.
The first historical reference to the familiar cane shape though goes back to 1670.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.
A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols from the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.
