Re: virus: Christmas Candy Cane

brendan rainford (sprouts42@yahoo.com)
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 11:23:26 -0800 (PST)

> "... around 1670, the choirmaster of Cologne Cathedral in
> Cologne, Germany bent the sticks into canes to represent a
> shepherd's staff. He then used them to keep the attention of
> small children during long services. The use of the candy during
> Christmas services spread throughout Europe. The candy cane
> arrived in the United States in the mid-1800s.

The guy that first wrote this was talking through his hat!
In Britain we see the candy cane thing as an American thing invented
by Sweet manufacturers to get more money. In manchester I have never
seen candy canes on sale, and I have yet to see them in Europe, but
hey, if anyone knows a supplier to Britain I'II have some (the
stabbing people thing sounds fun).
Maybe they are curved so they can be hung on xmas trees, just a thought.

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