People only just discovering how candy canes are actually made

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Candy canes are a sweet treat found at Christmas, but it turns out not many people know how they're made.The sweets, which are often colourful with stripes, originally began as white sugary sticks that were popular in Europe.

It wasn't until the 1600s that a German choirmaster is said to have adapted them to the shape we see today. Inspired by shepherd's crooks, the choirmaster's intention was supposedly to give children something to keep them happy whilst sitting through long church services at Christmas.

They later became infused with peppermint with added stripes in 20th-century America. The experts at How It's Made explained how a blend of "art and science" is used to create the Christmas sweets.

In a video posted on their YouTube channel, they said the canes themselves are made with these three ingredients - plus a few dashes of food colouring of course - is a "mesmerizing process", The Mirror reports.