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What did the choirmaster at cologne cathedral in Germany do with the candy and why did he do it?
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Tradition says that a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany was inspired by shepherds to create what Christmas food?
candy cane
When were the first candy canes made and what did they look like?
The first candy cane was not made in the shape of a cane. It was white, completely straight and only flavored with sugar. Legend has it that in 1670, the cane shaped candy became historical when a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany bent the sugar-sticks into canes to appear as shepherd's hooks.
What is the history of candy canes to Christmas?
The cane shape is traditionally credited to a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany, who, legend has it, in 1670 bent straight sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff, and gave them to children at church services. Another theory is that, as people decorated their Yule trees with food, the bent candy cane was invented as a functional solution. Candy with red stripes first appeared in the early 1900s. Postcards before 1900s show only white colored candy canes. The cane shape is traditionally credited to a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany, who, legend has it, in 1670 bent straight sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff, and gave them to children at church services. Another theory is that, as people decorated their Yule trees with food, the bent candy cane was invented as a functional solution. Candy with red stripes first appeared in the early 1900s. Postcards before 1900s show only white colored candy canes.
Who invented the candy cane?
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.
Which country did the candy canes come from?
Candy Canes were invented by the choirmaster one Christmastime for the children who attended the Christmas Mass in Cologne Cathedreal in Germany
Where do candy canes come from?
Candy canes originated from Germany. Although associated with Christmas, they were actually invented to make children be quiet in church! A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany was fed up with children interrupting his nativity scenes on Christmas Eve. So he commissioned a local sweetmaker to make a hard, stick-like sweet that children could suck on for a long period to keep them quiet. He specifically asked for a crook on top of the stick, to resemble the canes used by the shepherds in the nativity (and also because canes were used to punish naughty children!). Their popularity spread through Europe, often being handed out at nativity plays. Later on they found themselves becoming a Christmas tree decoration.
What popular Christmas candy had its debut and was given out by a choirmaster in1670 to quiet the noisy children?
I think candy canes...
When was the first type of candy made?
The modern candy cane came from the 17th century as straight sticks of sugar candy. The story goes that in 1670 the choirmaster of the Cologne Cathedral had the sugar sticks bent in the shape of a shepherds crook and gave them to children. It became a popular tradition and used of candy canes on trees appeared by the 1800’s and were still white. It wasn’t until the early 20th century stripes were added.
Where was the candy cane invented?
Germany
Who made the fisrt candy canes?
Germany was the first people to make candy canes
Does Germany produce candy?
sadly yes
What do the stripes on a candy mean?
They are interpreted as symbolizing Jesus' blood sacrifice for our sins. On a more flavorful level, it gave us a peppermint taste around 1900. The candy was originally a white sugar stick that was shaped into a shepherd's staff by a German choirmaster in the 1670s. That symbolizes Jesus as the Good Shepherd. For more on the candy cane, see: http:/enzperiodzwikipediazperiodzorg/wiki/Candy_cane
