TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee is one of the few candy shops in the U.S. that still makes candy canes by hand. Owners Greg Cohen and Uri Gottschalk use century-old techniques and ...

Candy canes are a holiday staple with roots dating back to the 1600s. The story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave children these sugary sticks shaped like a shepherd’s ...

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