BRACH'S MADE TO SHARE: Brach's Candy has something sure to please everyone's sweet tooth, from classic hard candy to sugar-free to chocolate to gummy candy. Share a little or a lot & make your memories sweeter. In regard to the red striping on candy canes, it is possible that the Swedish town of Granna (known as the peppermint candy capital of the world) influenced the addition. Peppermint candies with red stripes first appeared in the town in the mid-19th century. At this time, candy canes were still portrayed in plain white on Christmas cards throughout Europe and America. However, by the early 20th century, candy canes were depicted with their familiar red stripes.

The red, as many of us can guess, symbolizes Jesus’ blood that he shed for us on the cross. Red uniformly tends to represent this in Christianity. Jesus’ blood plays a massive role in the religion. Then, instead of twisting the dough to create stripes, simply roll and cut strands of dough until they are small enough to fit your tastes. Bend them into cane shapes, let them harden, and you’re done!

Prepare The Tin Can or Mason Jar

Even the iconic flavour of candy canes is full of mystery as no one knows who first created peppermint confections. Sold by weight from our sweet shop jar into shop-sealed clear plastic weigh-out bags to your selected weight from 113g (a quarter of a Pound) - see drop box option to upgrade/select your required weight

When you are finished, wrap scotch tape around the candy canes to hold them in place. Tie a ribbon around the outside of the candy canes Want a slightly easier method? Using the same ingredients as above, you can use an alternative recipe to create candy canes in solid colors. You can have your students color in, cut out, and paste them together onto a piece of construction paper, then cut out a picture of themselves and paste it in the middle. The first documented example of the use of candy canes to celebrate Christmas occurred in 1847, when August Imgard, a German-Swedish immigrant, fromThe traditional Christmas candy cane is white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint. Though several accounts make their claim to be the “true story” of the origin of the candy cane, history reveals that, most likely, it took several centuries and the contributions of several countries for the candy cane to evolve into its current form. Parkinson, Eleanor (1844). The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-Cook, and Baker. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard – via Google Books. For example, you could print out multiples, put them in a jar and have your students guess how many there are. The person with the closest answer, without going over, wins a prize! Legend holds that the choirmaster used his ingenious design to encourage the children to watch how the shepherds of the Nativity used their canes to direct the live animals. More importantly, the choirmaster could instruct the children to consider how Jesus became the “Good Shepherd.”