Candy canes: Odd and interesting facts
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December and candy canes just go together, and it looks like it’s been this way for hundreds of years.
The NCA reports that the early candy cane tradition spread throughout the rest of Germany and eventually made its way to the U.S. with help from August Imgard – a German-Swedish immigrant. In 18,47, Imgard reportedly celebrated Christmas by decorating blue spruce with candy canes and ornaments and his neighbors in Wooster, Ohio, took notice.
"The tradition began to spread, and around the turn of the century, red and white stripes and peppermint flavors became the norm," the NCA wrote, in a history post about candy canes.
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