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December 26th is National Candy Cane Day #NationalCandyCaneDay. I don’t know about you but I have Candy Canes left over from our Christmas Tree to snack on in the New Year. How about you? As families take time to rest after the Holidays I wanted to let you know Amazon sells a storybook about the Legend of the Candy Cane titled, “The Candy Makers Gift.”
My family will be adding to our Christmas Library and I thought you might want to check out the book as well. I also shared a Poem you can share with your families as well as use in your #Homeschool Classes along with a recipe to create Candy Canes in your home and at the bottom of the post is fun facts and activities for you and your family to do.
Christmas Candy Cane Poem about Jesus
Look at the Candy Cane
What do you see?
Stripes that are red
Like the blood shed for me
White is for my Savior
Who’s sinless and pure!
“J” is for Jesus My Lord, that’s for sure!
Turn it around
And a staff you will see
Jesus my shepherd
Was born for Me!
Recipe to make Candy Canes:
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint or spearmint extract
- 6 drops red or green food coloring
Directions
Working quickly, roll each strip into a 10-in. log. Cut each into two 5-in. lengths. Curve the top of each to form the handle of a cane. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Grease two baking sheets with butter; set aside. In a large saucepan, bring the sugar, water, corn syrup and cream of tartar to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 280° (soft-crack stage).
Remove from the heat; stir in extract and food coloring. Immediately pour onto prepared pans in eight 8-in. strips. Let stand just until cool enough to handle, about 1-2 minutes.
National Candy Cane Day is on December 26, and while that doesn’t mean it’ll keep us from munching on the sugary sticks as early as Thanksgiving, it does give us a chance to indulge as much as we can before New Year’s. With beginnings in 17th-century Germany, these sweet treats were curved to represent the shepherds’ crooks. They later made their way to the states in the mid-19th century. Now we see them everywhere, even on trees.
National Candy Cane Day Activities
- If you’re like most families, you might use National Candy Cane Day to rest and recharge after days of bustling around for the holidays. National Candy Cane Day is the perfect excuse to curl up with Hot Chocolate and celebrate Candy Canes by crushing some up into your warm drink.
- You may be tired of Cookies and other baked goods. If so, National Candy Cane Day will be the perfect distraction because this treat is made with crushed Candy Canes, White Chocolate, and Milk Chocolate allowing to create Peppermint Bark which can also serve as the perfect “thank you” for that sweet gift your received.
- It’s the day after Christmas, which usually means the cost of Candy Canes has gone down a bit. Check out stores to stock up because Candy Canes can last two to three years.
Candy Cane Flavors
- You could try a Pickle flavored Candy Cane because the sour taste is just the right balance needed.
- For those of us who love #bacon abd #Breakfast they should wake up with Bacon flavored Candy Canes to serve with there Eggs!
- How about a Rotisserie Chicken Candy Cane which would give you a main course and dessert all wrapped up in one?
- Wasabi is another flavor you might want to try out If you’ve always thought Candy Canes were missing a spicy kick.
- If you love Gravy wouldn’t it be cool to have a Candy Cane flavored like Gravy and they we would need Mashed Potato Candy Canes.
Why People Love National Candy Cane Day
- Candy canes remind us it’s time for the holidays because you might live in a place where it’s warm year-round and you never see Snow. Or you might be too distracted by work and other adult things. But, everyone can agree that when they see a Candy Cane, they know exactly what time of year it is.
- Munch on a Candy Cane to jog your memories of a Snow day with your siblings, or trading Candy Canes in grade school which can bring on those special moments with just the rip of a plastic wrapper.
- Candy Canes are made of Sugar, Peppermint Oil, and Water and they can help with bad breath to serving as a digestion aid and mood booster, and Candy Canes can bring plenty of good to your life.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
