in #CASE you were curious about: Candy Canes
December 26th is National Candy Cane Day! Just because Christmas is over, doesn't mean that sweet tooth has to go away
Sweet facts about candy canes!
The first candy cane was made over 350 years ago.
The first historical reference in America to the candy cane dates back to 1847. A German immigrant from Wooster, Ohio decorated his Christmas tree with candy canes
The red and white striped candy canes were first made around 1900
The traditional candy cane flavor is peppermint, however, it is also made in a variety of other flavors and colored stripes.
The biggest candy cane ever made in 2011 and was 63-feet tall.
Nearly 2 billion candy canes will be sold in the four weeks before Christmas and Hanukkah
The average candy cane weighs roughly half an ounce and has only 50-calories.
Candy canes do not have any fat or cholesterol.
Originally, candy canes were only white and didn’t have the bent top.
In 1921, Brasher O. Westerfield invented a machine that could automatically make candy canes: before that, each cane was made by hand