| With the holiday season quickly
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| | today. But, it is not just a yummy
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| approaching we start to see candy canes
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| | treat: Not at all! We have become an
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| popping up in store windows, on people's
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| | inventive lot at the holidays, and folks
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| clothing, and even on wrapping paper. But
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| | find many diverse uses for their candy.
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| how exactly did the tradition of the
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| | Try some of these:Make a minty candy
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| candy cane get started?The old urban
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| | stirring stick for hot chocolate, tea, or
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| legend says a candy maker in Indiana
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| | any hot drink.Make creative decorations
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| wanted to symbolize the birth of Christ
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| | with them: Attach brown pipe cleaners to
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| with the use of a piece of candy, so he
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| | the crook of the candy cane and make
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| took a hard candy stick which was pure
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| | antlers for a candy cane
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| white then shaped it into a letter "J"
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| | reindeer.Decorate frosted cakes or
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| for Jesus and added some red stripes to
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| | cupcakes with crushed candy canes.Make a
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| represent God's love and the trinity.
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| | garland for the fireplace using the candy
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| This legend has been disputed,
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| | canes and evergreens boughs.Use the tiny
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| unfortunately; although one could believe
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| | candy canes to make a Christmas wreath
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| what one wants regarding the Christmas
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| | for the door. Leave in wrappers of
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| delicacy.The actual history of the candy
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| | course.Stick a candy cane in the glasses
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| cane goes more like this. At Cologne
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| | or mugs on your holiday table with name
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| Cathedral back in 1670, the choirmaster
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| | tags attached for each guest.Make your
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| was nervous that the children who were
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| | own holiday cards using a candy cane on
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| attending the pageant of living
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| | the front.Make a peppermint cream pie
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| nativities would become a little too
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| | using the broken pieces of your candy
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| antsy and disruptive, so he gave them a
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| | canes.Leave them in their cellophane
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| white candy stick bent into the shape of
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| | wrappers and put them on the Christmas
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| a shepherd's crook. This kept the little
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| | tree.Dip the candy canes in chocolate for
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| tikes appeased and became a tradition
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| | a new twist on an old favorite.Or, if you
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| throughout Europe.The candy canes became
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| | just can't think of anything better to do
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| popular in America by the 1800's and were
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| | with a candy cane; try just sitting down
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| used to help decorate Christmas trees.
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| | and eating one. Whatever you do with
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| The little canes were still pure white at
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| | them and whatever you think they
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| this time and were even depicted on
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| | represent; the fact is they are a
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| Christmas cards as such.In the early 20th
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| | delicious Christmas treat known all over
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| century, the canes gained the beautiful
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| | the world: So enjoy!Christopher Pratt is
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| red striping they bear today. Bob
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| | President of Candy Warehouse, the leading
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| McCormick of Albany, GA, is the
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| | online Candy Store for bulk candy
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| confectioner responsible for reinventing
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| | discounts and specialty candy for
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| the candy cane into the model we buy
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| | specific occasions. Right now see their
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| today.Now, what all can one do with a
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| | Christmas Candy Gift ideas for the
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| Candy Cane? Well, it is possibly one of
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| | holiday season.
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| the most recognized symbols of Christmas
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