Early illustrations reveal that, in the late 19th century, candy canes were still solid white. The red stripes didn’t appear until the 1920s, when a candymaker in Albany, Georgia, named Bob ...

Fun fact: Candy canes didn't always have those classic red and white stripes. (It's hard to imagine, but more on that later.) Legend has it that it all started with a group of boisterous choirboys ...