The Origins of Candy Cane

Candy cane has existed for hundreds of years, in one form or another. Many people think of it as just another Christmas treat or tree decoration. It has not always been so. Candy cane seems to have a fairly exciting history behind it.

It is believed that the very first candy cane was made in 1670 by his at Cologne Cathedral in Germany. He gave each of the younger members of the choir a white candy stick to try to keep them quiet during the live crèche ceremony (living Nativity ceremony). These, however, was not only the usual candy sticks. Rather than being the normal straight stick of hard candy, he had them in the form of a shepherd crook, which was intended to symbolize the first shepherds who worshipped newborn Christ.

We didn't see the candy canes are used as Christmas tree ornaments until 1847. August Imgard, a German-Swedish immigrants who resided in Wooster, Ohio, was the first to introduce the candy canes to America. He used paper ornaments and crook shaped candy canes to decorate a small blue Spruce trees. This started officially Christmas tradition placing candy canes on the Christmas tree.

Up to this point had Candy Canes are not the traditional red stripes or peppermint taste that we know today. They took no account of these features until sometime in the early 20th century, even if we are not sure of the exact year or who was responsible for them, some believe that the white amount of candy cane represents the Immaculate Conception of Jesus Christ or purity of life and the red line symbolising the sacrifices that Jesus Christ did for humanity or his death on the cross.

In the 1920s began when a gentleman named Bob McCormack, Albany, Georgia, make candy canes as special treatment for his friends and family during the Christmas season. The process of creating these candy canes were extremely difficult for him because candy must be hand pulled, twisted, cut and bent into shape familiar cane. McCormack could not sell his candy cane processing outside of their local area. It would have required too much time and effort.

Some thirty years later, invented Bob McCormack's brother in law, Gregory Keller, a machine that would make candy cane production process much easier since the candy canes for them, this new machine in combination with a new technology that packs may McCormack to mass-produce and deliver his beloved treat. His candy company, bObs candies, eventually, the largest supplier of candy canes in the world.

Many people throughout the world still today Enjoy candy canes. Now, just about every colour and flavour imaginable but the true meaning behind them remains. As well as the Christmas tree and Christmas candy cane storage has become an integral part of the Holiday celebration.