Clifford, being a large and strong dog, used his mouth to carefully hang the candy cane on the tree branch. He gently held the candy cane in his mouth and placed it on the tree for decoration.
The candy cane is shaped like a "J" for Jesus and the staff of the "Good Shepard". The red-and-white stripes represent Christ's blood and purity. The three red stripes symbolizes the Holy Trinity. The hardness of the candy represent the Church's foundation on a solid rock. The peppermint flavor represents the use of hyssop, an herb referred to in the OldTestament. A half heart and when two are positioned together, you get the shape of the heart; representing, the heart and soul of love, while God is love. The sweetness represents the sweetness of love. Green candy canes?Lovely thoughts.
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Check out this website. I love how all the major candy companoies are making different types. On this website I found a whole bunch.
http://www.candywarehouse.com/occasions/christmas-candy/christmas-candy-canes-and-candy-sticks/?F_All=Y
The most Popular one is Pepermint/The first Flavor of Candy Cane
if the package is unopen and it has not been touched yet but if it has been licked on then no it isn't good.
nope it dosent i was just a unique and diffrent way to show candy and so you could hang them it does not represnet that at all please excuse my spelling....
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The first historical reference to the candy cane goes back to 1670, when a choirmaster in Germany bent sugar candy sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff. The all-white candy canes were given out to children to keep them occupied during the long-winded nativity services.
The clergymens' custom of handing out candy canes during Christmas services spread throughout Europe and later to America. The canes were still white, but sometimes the candy-makers would add sugar roses to decorate the canes.
The first historical reference to the candy cane being used as a decoration in America goes back to 1847, when a German immigrant named August Imgard decorated the Christmas tree in his Wooster, Ohio home with candy canes. The first striped canes didn't come about until closer to the turn of the century.
A man made it as a symbol. right-side up it is a shepherds staff, because Catholics believe that the lord is like their Shepard,watching over them. Upside-down it is a J for Jesus.The white is because Jesus is pure, whiter then snow. The red is for the blood Jesus shed when he died on the cross. Now you know the story!
Many stories circulate about the invention of the candy cane as a religious symbol of the Christmas season. However, the confection did not appear in its current striped and hooked form until early in the 20th century. The first incarnation of the candy cane was a straight white stick, first invented in the 17th century as a decoration for Christmas trees.
Maybe, there may be modified food starch in them. Check the ingredients.
As their name implies, candy stores are stores dedicated to selling candy. Usually, they have a large selection of different types of sweets, raging from toffee to lollipops, but sometimes there are candy stores that specialize in a single type of candy.
Since candy canes come in various sizes, they have various weights.
Just for fun! Besides, who would want just a plain white piece of candy?
AnswerThe cane itself represents a shepherd's crook. Some theologians believe the stripes represent the purity and blood of Jesus. Others disagree and believe they are simply "there".The man who invented the candy "cane", as a Christmas treat, wanted it to be a "J" to represent Jesus. However, people turned his "J"s upside down and called them 'candy canes'. Then people assumed they were meant to represent a shepherd's 'crook'. The part about the stripes representing the purity and blood of Jesus is true.
candy canes are yummy ---- Long ago, people created a hard rock candy that will symbolize Jesus. The shape J is the first letter of his name and the white shows his purity. The red stripes shows the blood he shed for us.
According to the package label, the ingredients are: dextrose, maltodextrin, malic acid and less than 2% of calcium stearate, artificial flavors, blue 1 lake, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake.
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The shepherd's crook. The original maker of the candy cane thought to teach a Christian lesson in his sweet, so he made it like a shepherd's crook for The Good Shepherd, and striped it red to remind the child of the blood shed for his sins.
Candy Canes were invented by the choirmaster one Christmastime for the children who attended the Christmas Mass in Cologne Cathedreal in Germany
A penny could buy you a great many things in the year 1928. A penny could buy a child a piece of candy for example.
Candy canes some in all flavors like fruit, mint, and many others.