The Candy Cane Trail's description reads, "Many years ago, a candy maker wanted to make a candy that would be a symbol of Christmas. He shaped the hard candy into a 'J' for the birth of Jesus.

Candy canes are a type of hard candy (candy made with boiled sugar and water) that has been around for centuries, but in the United States, candy didn't start getting popular until the late 1800s ...

Another candy cane origin story may be somewhat closer to the mark. As this story goes, they were created by a 17th-century German choirmaster who wanted to keep his choirboys from talking during ...

Christmas time is filled with symbolism, and one of the sweetest symbols is the candy cane. Where the legend behind the candy cane comes from is not clear. Some say it was a candy maker from ...

This year, the candy cane market has since been flooded with flavors like Hostess’ Twinkie or Brach’s “Holiday Heat” canes, which come in watermelon chili, mango chili and pineapple chili.