they didn't always come in such a large assortment, and they weren't traditionally used to decorate trees. The exact origin of the candy cane is slightly murky, though there is a common theory to ...

They’ve also grown in utility; there are mini candy canes for snacking, giant candy canes for decoration, crushed candy canes for baking and even plastic candy canes filled with other candies.

Mark Walton has transformed the Queen Victoria Inn at Priddy, in Somerset, with giant candy canes, sherbet, lollipops, liquorice allsorts and of course gingerbread men. Renamed The Gingerbread Inn ...