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Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 7:21:57 AM

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the meaning of the Candy Cane? i came across one with a meaning on it and wanted to see how many knew what it meant (according to this meaning)

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 9:56:45 AM

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I dunno, but it sounds like something that would be as bad as a strawberry shortcake.

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 10:02:08 AM

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hey around here we like strawberry shortcake, put a lil milk and whip cream in the bowl and mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm m!

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 10:09:59 AM

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how do you fell about an Alabama hotpocket?

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 10:12:42 AM

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yeah, a real christian memoriam -- hard candy, white, 3 red stripes and a larger one, shape, all that... I don't eat them

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 10:42:57 AM

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Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

"The candy cane was originally a straight, hard, and all-white candy stick invented by French priests in the early 1400s. The cane shape is traditionally credited to a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany, who, legend has it, in 1670 bent straight sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff, and gave them to children at church services. Whether the choirmaster had the Good Shepherd in mind is unknown. Another theory is that, as people decorated their Yule trees with food, the bent candy cane was invented as a functional solution. Candy with red stripes first appeared in the early 1900s. Postcards before 1900s show only white colored candy canes, but postcards after 1900s display red striped candy canes."

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 10:57:55 AM

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I had heard the one about it being created to symbolise Jesus, being J shaped, and the red and white being the purity and blood of Christ, I checked out snopes tho:)
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/candycane.asp
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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 11:06:13 AM

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This is what I learned growing up:

First of all, it is hard candy because Christ is the rock of ages. This hard candy was shaped so that it would resemble a “J” for Jesus or, turned upside down, a shepherd’s staff. It was made white to represent the purity of Christ. A red stripe was added to represent the blood Christ shed for the sins of the world, and three thinner red stripes for the stripes He received on our behalf when the Roman soldiers whipped Him. Sometimes a green stripe is added as a reminder that Jesus is a gift from God.
The flavor of the cane is peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is in the mint family and was used in the Old
Testament for purification and sacrifice. Jesus is the pure Lamb of God, come to be a sacrifice for the sins of the world.

Psalm 51:7 states,
"Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean,
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 11:23:30 AM

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Hehe.. like all the meanings.
as it is still in my coat pocket, what i can remember is that it was shaped in the form of a "J" for Jesus, and the red stripe is for the blood he shed...when i get my butt up to fish in the pocket, i will recite the wrapper's meaning.
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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 11:34:30 AM

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I never heard any of the Christian links until I was an adult and I've always felt that it was a little bit made up.I love candy canes though!

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 12:32:15 PM

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Peh....this thread could have been something beautiful, but all you literal types had to go and suck up the fun dintcha?

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 12:34:41 PM

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never heard of it.

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ORIGINAL: Rumtiger

how do you fell about an Alabama hotpocket?

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 12:39:22 PM

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Well, if it was up your ass this holiday season you would know what it was.

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 12:48:42 PM

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Would anyone like a bavariun creme chocolate long donut?

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 12:52:58 PM

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My mind was whirling. For a few minutes there I thought it was going to be something like a rusty trombone.

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 1:34:48 PM

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never thought about it frankly

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 1:56:41 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ItalianSMistress

This is what I learned growing up:

First of all, it is hard candy because Christ is the rock of ages. This hard candy was shaped so that it would resemble a “J” for Jesus or, turned upside down, a shepherd’s staff. It was made white to represent the purity of Christ. A red stripe was added to represent the blood Christ shed for the sins of the world, and three thinner red stripes for the stripes He received on our behalf when the Roman soldiers whipped Him. Sometimes a green stripe is added as a reminder that Jesus is a gift from God.
The flavor of the cane is peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is in the mint family and was used in the Old
Testament for purification and sacrifice. Jesus is the pure Lamb of God, come to be a sacrifice for the sins of the world.

Psalm 51:7 states,
"Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean,
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

You got it !! (or as what is written on this wrapper).

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 5:36:37 PM

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I thought they were invented in a barber shop.

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RE: Does anyone know.... - 12/18/2007 6:04:46 PM

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LOL. As far as i knew, they were just something made up for a yearly candy.

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