The ultimate Christmas treat.
#13 of 31 Things I Love About Christmas: Candy Canes.
The real ones. Bob's or Spangler's. Accept no substitutes. I'm old school and candy canes are no exception. The only other candy canes that are acceptable for my money are the wintergreen ones (where the ribbons are green, the cane itself is still white). There are Smarties, Life Savers, Starburst, Jelly Belly, Spree, Sweet Tarts and Now & Later candy canes. No no no. Unacceptable.
Candy canes are a bit of an acquired taste. As a kid they can be kinda powerful and your little teeth are too tiny to chomp off a bit and suck on sections of the candy cane, so I didn't come to really love these until much later. Then again, those little kid-friendly mini candy canes are just as grand. There aren't really many signature candies associated with Christmas. Easter has jellybeans and Peeps, Halloween has candy corn. Aside from the minty and Christmas-y variations of M&Ms, Hershey's Kisses and such, there really isn't a candy so exclusively associated with Christmas than the candy cane. Aside from Cherry Cordials (those are really an acquired taste and with so many cheap imitations out there, ya gotta be careful...and yea, I love them too).
I got about a 2/3's of a box of Bob's on the counter as we speak. I will bring many of them along for the car ride home and despite my previous hardline rule against no egg nog or Christmas music after 12/25, candy canes are the exception. I usually make a point of tucking away a few in the fridge whenever I need a little Christmas.
Candy Cane Oreos. Candy Cane Blizzard. If it's candy cane flavor, sign me up.
These are a glorious Christmas treat and they always assure fresh breath, nor are they nearly as evil and gloriously terrible for you as other Christmas treats, as say, egg nog...or cherry cordials.
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