date:Dec 29, 2012
ince the 17th century. There's no basis for the explanation of the symbolism in historical fact - they weren't red and they weren't striped. Still, they taste good no matter what color they are!
In recent years, the candy cane has graduated from being peppermint-only, and in all colors and flavors. McPhee.com is even selling a bacon-flavored candy cane. The website tells you to sneak one in with regular candy canes! That's just mean. Probably not as mean as giving someone a pickle-flavored one.