This series is being published in conjunction with the Farewell to Fall 2025 Community Celebration Event on Dec. 20. This cache will not be found at the published coordinates but the final coordinates can be worked out quite easily.
Candy Canes
“Legend has it that the candy cane dates back to 1670, when the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany handed out sugar sticks among his young singers to keep them quiet during the Living Creche ceremony,”
At this time in Europe was when pulled sugars, the parent to today’s sugar sticks, were all the rage. It was at that time, somewhere in Germany, that a hook was added to the stick. The theory was that a German choirmaster gave candy sticks to still his fidgety choirboys during services. (It was a gentler form of enticement than whacking them with a switch.
The board complained, sweets were not appropriate at so solemn a place as church. So, the choirmaster added a hook, making the stick resemble a staff, a religious reference that would calm the board’s concerns.
At that time candy canes were only in one colour…white…but at the turn of the 20th century, the red stripes—and peppermint flavor—emerged as the most popular choice. Now you can find candy canes in almost any colour imaginable.
owt neves xis tniop xis ytriht xis-ytneves tsew ,enin orez thgie tniop neetneves ruof-ytrof htroN