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Remember that old fashioned candy from your childhood? Licorice sticks, christmas ribbon candy, old fashioned sassafras candies, chewy fruit slices, root beer barrels and even caramel popcorn and candy baskets. Those that you can still taste, when your think about candy? We have brought you some of those old fashioned candies that you will love again. You will be pleased to give them as gifts this holiday season, and enjoy with family and friends all over again. These are the old fashioned candy that memories were made of.

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Stick Candy

History of Old fashioned Stick Candy

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Stick candy is produced by mixing granulated sugar (and sometimes also corn syrup) with water and a small amount of cream of tartar. The dough is mixed with color and flavoring, then drawn and twisted, producing the characteristic spiral pattern, and finally cut to the proper length and allowed to cool and harden.[10]

In the 1800s, bright red (and sometimes also bright blue) swirled with white were the most common colors. Although unbent and thicker, it is similar to a candy cane (which retains the aforementioned red-and-white color scheme).

Stick candy comes in a wide assortment of flavors, sometimes quite exotic, such as root beer, sassafras, horehound, cinnamon, butterscotch, piña colada, peppermint, clove, spearmint, licorice, cotton candy, and wintergreen. They also come in a wide variety of fruit and berry flavors. There are also varieties containing two different flavors swirled together.

Stick candy is generally sold shrink-wrapped in clear plastic, and traditionally displayed for sale in wide-mouthed glass jars. They were originally sold by the piece for a nickel or dime. As of 2008 they more typically sell for 25 cents to 75 cents each, although they are also sold in bulk.

Some varieties of stick candy are filled with sweet cream.

Old Fashioned Licorice Candy Sticks 80ct.

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 11/28/2009)

Old Fashioned Lemon Candy Sticks 80ct.

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 11/28/2009)

Old Fashioned Sassafras Candy Sticks 80ct.

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 11/28/2009)

Candy Cane

Our Most Loved Christmas Treat

Courtesy of Wikipedia

In its early form, the candy cane began as a simple white stick of sugar for children to enjoy - there was no "cane" shape or stripes to speak of. While it is uncertain where the first canes originated, it is clear that by the mid-17th century, if not earlier, its use had already become widespread across Europe.[1][2] These sticks were made by confectioners who had to pull, cut, twist, and (in later years) bend the sugar sticks by hand, making it a time-intensive process. Candy cane production had to be done locally, since they were easily damaged and vulnerable to moisture.[3] The labor and lack of storage combined to make these candies relatively hard to get, although popular. [4]

Christmas Candy

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AnnaleeBlysse AnnaleeBlysse Dec 10, 2008 @ 10:47 pm

Yummy candies!

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RecommendationsFromRebecca RecommendationsFromRebecca Oct 6, 2008 @ 8:04 pm

Apple Spice Poinsettia Taffy? Cool! I give a thumbs up to your lens!

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