...People
have
been
enjoying
straight
peppermint
sticks
for
almost
600
years.
But,
the
fact
is
candy
canes
didn't
get
their
shape
until
1670
and
they
did
not
get
their
stripes
until
around
1900.
Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd's crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep them quiet during the services. It wasn't until about the 20th century that candy canes acquired their red stripes.
During
the
Christmas/Hanukkah
season,
more
than
1.76
billion
candy
canes
are
made!










Chef
Sam's Recipe for December and the Holiday Season
