What is Candy cane?
[[File:Candy canes.png|right|thumb|Two candy canes]] A '''candy cane''' is a hard [[cane]]-shaped [[candy]] stick. It is usually white with red [[wikt:stripe|stripes]] and tastes like [[peppermint]]. It is also made in many other flavors and colors. The candy cane is a [[traditional]] candy of the [[Christmas]] holiday in the United States, but you can find them during the rest of the year. It is a [[symbol]]ic figure in the Christmas season. In the 17th century, white sticks of candy were popular, but they were not colorful.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.inventhelp.com/Candy_Cane_Invention.asp |title=Candy Canes and Silver Lanes: The Invention of a Holiday Favorite |work=inventhelp.com |accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref> According to legend, a [[choir]] leader in [[Germany]] asked the people that made the candy to bend the sticks so that they looked like [[shepherd]]'s staffs. He then gave the candy canes to the children to keep them quiet during church services.<ref>Garrison, Webb. ''Treasury of Christmas Stories''. Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1990. {{ISBN|1-55-853087-8}}.</ref> The colors are also said to be symbolic. The white part represents purity, and the red represents the blood of [[Jesus]]. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Candy]] [[Category:Christmas food]]