{"id":386273,"date":"2021-12-27T05:13:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T02:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/candy-canes-odd-and-interesting-facts\/"},"modified":"2021-12-27T05:13:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T02:13:46","slug":"candy-canes-odd-and-interesting-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/candy-canes-odd-and-interesting-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Candy canes: Odd and interesting facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa3223d48\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa3223d48\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/candy-canes-odd-and-interesting-facts\/#Odd_and_interesting_candy_cane_facts\" >Odd and interesting candy cane facts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Candy canes: Odd and interesting facts<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/candy-canes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>December\u00a0and\u00a0candy canes\u00a0just go together, and it looks like it\u2019s been this way for hundreds of years.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Confectioners Association, the minty confection is believed to have been introduced in 1670 by a German choirmaster. The mysterious choirmaster reportedly worked at the Cologne Cathedral in what is now considered K\u00f6ln, Germany, where he served shepherd crook candies to the young singers occupied during long Living Creche ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>The NCA reports that the early candy cane tradition spread throughout the rest of Germany and eventually made its way to the U.S. with help from August Imgard \u2013 a German-Swedish immigrant. In 18,47, Imgard reportedly celebrated\u00a0Christmas\u00a0by decorating blue spruce with candy canes and ornaments and his neighbors in Wooster, Ohio, took notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tradition began to spread, and around the turn of the century, red and white s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es and peppermint flavors became the norm,\u201d the NCA wrote, in a history post about candy canes.<\/p>\n<p>Candy canes began to be commercially manufactured in the 1920s by Bobs Candies, a\u00a0sweets\u00a0company based in Albany, Georgia. The factory\u2019s owner, Bob McCormack, made \u201ccandy canes as special Christmas treats for his children, friends and local shopkeepers,\u201d according to the NCA.<\/p>\n<p>Production of the candy canes went into overdrive in the 1950s after Bobs Candies introduced automation to its factory, which allowed machines to pull, twist, cut and bend candy canes with little human interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Bobs\u2019 candy canes are still sold in the US under the Ferrara Candy Co. Other candy manufacturers cook up candy canes throughout the year, with special attention from late November to December, including the Spangler Candy Co. and Doscher\u2019s Candy Co.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gotta love the flavored candy canes during the holiday season. Has anyone tried this Oreo flavored candy cane? | \ud83d\udd01: @threesnackateers\/IG <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MssrmMqZKh\">pic.twitter.com\/MssrmMqZKh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First We Feast (@firstwefeast) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstwefeast\/status\/1335011001578577925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Odd_and_interesting_candy_cane_facts\"><\/span>Odd and interesting candy cane facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>National Candy Cane Day is celebrated in the U.S. on Dec. 26 \u2013 the day after Christmas, which is a time when many families pick candy cane decorations off their trees, garlands and wreaths.<\/li>\n<li>90% of candy canes are sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, according to the NCA. Candy canes typically see their highest sale week in the second week of December.<\/li>\n<li>On average, candy canes are usually 6 inches tall and .25-inch thick, according to Encyclopedia.com.<\/li>\n<li>Nutrition data on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nutritionix.com\/\">Nutritionix.com<\/a>\u00a0says a single candy cane that weighs 14 grams is equivalent to about 55 calories and would require five minutes of running to burn off.<\/li>\n<li>Peppermint is the signature flavor of candy canes, but dozens of flavors and colors have been introduced in the last century, including chocolate, fruit candy and cookie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The world\u2019s largest candy cane was made by Swiss pastry chef Alain Roby in 2012. 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According to the National Confectioners Association, the minty confection is believed to have been introduced in 1670 by a German choirmaster. 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