The history of Christmas Candy Canes

Nikolaos_Prodromidis

@Elsa, I suppose there is a different explanation than mine!! 😊😁😀

_Elsa_

Here is what Google has to say about it.

Why are candy canes shaped that way?

Because of the shepherds in the Nativity story, the choirmaster bent the candy sticks into canes to represent the shepherd's crook. The cane-shaped candy sticks became a tradition at the church. Their popularity eventually spread to other areas throughout Europe.

Another persistent tale explaining the origin story of the candy cane says a 1600s German choirmaster made peppermint candy sticks, which were a popular treat, in the shape of a cane to quiet down rowdy choir boys — the cane shape was intended to represent a shepherd's staff.

Additionally, what were candy canes originally used for? The original candy cane was made 350 years ago. Over time the candy cane has become a symbol and tradition during the Christmas holiday, used as a decoration for Christmas trees. The first candy cane was not made in the shape of a cane. It was white, completely straight and only flavored with sugar.

In this regard, why is a candy cane red and white?

The white base color of the candy cane symbolizes Jesus' purity; the red stripes symbolize Jesus' blood when he died on the cross; and the J shape was chosen to represent the J in Jesus.

What is the curved part of a candy cane called?

warble (source)

Princess_Jessica

Thank you @Elsa as always I love reading all of your informative post

KCullen127

@Elsa - Thanks for the brief history on candy canes. I used to hang them on our Christmas tree until the cat came along. Candy canes are pretty on the tree but I can't eat them because I am allergic to anything with minty flavor.

Lakierem

Wonderful information 👌 👏 👍 😀 😊 🙌 👌

DarDarW

@Elsa thanks for the lesson on candy canes, I never knew there were soooo many flavours and some I definitely would NEVER try lol Candy Canes make me think of Christmases past and when I was a little girl, there is just something nostalgic about them. I have a real tree on my front porch that lights up at night all it has on it is lights, candy canes and I put tinsel on it tooooo just because that is what we use to do and it warms my heart ❤

greddycandy

Hi @Elsa great bit of history about candy canes, can't remember when last I had one!

Peanut7139

Wow Elsa this is nice, all those Candy Canes. I love it. My faves are the many different flavor ones. I buy those every time the year comes around. They only come out this time of the year.

Andres-2

Thanks for the @Diamond Lim

 @Elsa Thanks for sharing the information and fun facts about the history of Christmas candy canes.

These I want to try

Coal Candy Canes

spoekie

@Elsa thank you for another articles, they always are very interesting. I never had the opportunity to taste a real candy cane and where I live I don't see them, only the decorating ones. I would try the eggnog and why not the 🍕 cane since I live in Italy 😁 Thank you for the tag @Diamond Lim