Who invented the candy cane?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The candy itself has been around for centuries. Legend has it that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne Cathedral in Germany first gave the candy its distinctive hook to represent a Shepherd's crook. He gave the candy to children at church. The color candy was solid white until the 20th century, when it took the appearance of a barber's pole by wrapping red candy around a white sugar stick.

Answer 3

The candy cane began as an all-white, straight, sugar treat, and is believed to have been invented by French priests in the early part of the 15th century. By the 16th century, the decorating of Christmas trees, which had begun in Germany, had become popular in other parts of Europe as well. Early trees were adorned with fruits, colored paper, flowers and candy. The straight, white sticks of candy were one of the items used in garnishing the trees.

According to legend, the candy cane gained its current shape circa 1670, when craftsmen created them in the shape of shepherds' crooks at the request of the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The choirmaster purportedly passed out the confections to young children attending the services at the living creche, or Nativity scene, in order to keep them quiet during the long ceremony. Due to their success in hushing youngsters, their appeal to the taste buds, or perhaps a combination of both, the custom of passing out the treats at such ceremonies spread.

Answer 4

The first candy canes started in 1670, the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral handed out sugar sticks among his young singers .

Answer 5

In 1670 in Germany, but they were white without stripes. Christmas cards in the 1800's show them white and it wasn't until the 20th century that the stripes were added to the cane.

Answer 6

someone name darnell

Answer 7

1670 in Germany