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Whether hung on the Christmas tree or enjoyed as a festive snack. Candy is one of the most well-known holiday foods.
But is there a correct way to eat it?
A recent survey attempts to find out.
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More than half – 54% – said the correct way to eat candy is to start with the straight end first.
But 30% of the survey respondents said that eating from the curved end first is the appropriate way to consume candy cane. According to the National Confectionery Association (NCA), headquartered in Washington, D.C.
What is the correct way to eat candy? A survey by the National Confectioners Association reveals the results. (National Confectionery Association; iStock)
The remaining 16% said breaking sugar cane into pieces is the correct way to eat it.
No matter how you eat peppermint sugar cane, The group said they were pleased to still be able to enjoy it.
“Khanom sugarcane is The part that symbolizes the season And it is a joy for everyone to receive this as part of their gift.” Christopher Gindlesperger A spokesperson for the association told Fox News Digital.
Sugarcane has an interesting history.
The origins of candy cane date back to Germany in the 1600s.
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“Legend has it that in 1670 the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany gave young singers sugar sticks to keep them quiet during the long Living Creche ceremony,” according to the NCA website.
“He bent candy to be a little shepherd’s thief.”
“In honor of the shepherds who appear in this story. He has bent candy into a little shepherd’s thief.”
The German tradition apparently came to the United States by a Swedish German immigrant named August Immard. He celebrated Christmas in Worcester, Ohio by decorating a small blue pine tree. with paper and cane ornaments in 1847, the website said.
The survey found that 30% of respondents believe that eating from the end of the bend first is the correct way to consume candy. (Istock)
However, the first known record of a “candy bar” in the United States was in 1837 at the Massachusetts Charity Mechanics Association. where candies are judged in competition
It was written that the candy was “excellent” and that “one sample of the peppermint was made from material that was decidedly superior to what the jury had ever seen.”
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A few years later, in 1844, a recipe for straight peppermint candy bars with white stripes was published in “The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-Cook and Baker.”
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Striped candy cane
Candy Candy was originally all white. But stripes began to appear around the turn of the 20th century.
It is not certain exactly when the red and white stripes often associated with candy canes first appeared. But Georgia candy maker Bob McCormack is often credited with creating the barber’s cool look.
Striped candy at the turn of the 20th century (Istock)
McCormack founded Famous Candy Co., later renamed Bobs Candies, in Albany, Georgia, in 1919.
He began making candy canes as a Christmas treat for his children, friends and local store owners in the 1920s, the NCA said on its website.
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Bobs Candies was the first to package candy canes in cellophane. To protect Christmas treats from moisture and makes it easier to sell in smaller quantities. According to candy distributor Redstone Foods Inc.
“But pulling, twisting, cutting and bending candy canes by hand is a laborious process. So in the 1950s, Bob’s brother-in-law, Gregory Keller, a Catholic priest, Therefore, we have invented a machine for automatic production of candy cane,” said the Confectionery Manufacturers Association.
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Keller files US patent for The “Candy Cane Forming Machine” was introduced in 1957 and was approved in 1960, patent records show.
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As a result, Bobs Candies became the first company to mass produce candy canes.
Candy cane becomes “Nationwide Holiday Snacks” with Advanced Technology It allows people of all ages to enjoy striped candy with curved, straight ends (as shown above) or pieces. (Istock)
“Innovative packaging by McCormacks next generation makes it possible to transport delicate sugarcane to communities. all over the country And Bob McCormack’s candy canes have become a holiday treat across the country,” NCA said.
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Although the McCormacks sold the company to Farley’s and Sathers Candy Co. in 2005, Bobs Candies remains the world’s largest producer of striped candy, according to a 2014 Georgia Public Broadcasting report.
The single biggest week for candy sales is the second week of December, the NCA said on its website. And National Candy Day is celebrated on December 1, 26 every year.
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“This may be because most people decorate their Christmas trees that week,” the website said.
