# Origin of candy canes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-candy-canes/144146>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-candy-canes/144146 "2002-12-21T01:05:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-candy-canes/144146/21 "2025-04-10T19:47:12Z")

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The page appears to be rather sensitive to the zoom setting in the browser - if I view it at 100%, I experience problems similar to what you’re describing - if I zoom out, it’s more stable.

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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-candy-canes/144146/22 "2025-04-10T19:48:18Z")

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Thanks again!

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-candy-canes/144146/23 "2025-04-11T11:12:46Z")

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Maybe someone decided to make some candy sticks, and then bent the end  
over so he could hang them up on a string to cool down.

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