If you ask Buddy the Elf, candy canes are one of the four major food groups. And there's no denying they're an iconic holiday treat! Legend has it that it all started with a group of boisterous ...

There are plenty of Christmas gifts you can give your friends and family, but homemade Christmas candy has a way of feeling extra special! You can pile it into cellophane bags, tie them with a bit of ...

During the Christmas season, the candy cane industry sees an enormous spike in sales. In 2023, confectionery sales during the holiday season reached close to $7 billion, Carly Schildhaus, director of ...

Along with Christmas tunes sneaking onto the airwaves between pop hits and gingerbread lattes featuring prominently on coffee shop menus, candy aisles filled with red-and-white striped sweets are a ...

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Christmas crack, or Christmas cracker candy, is a holiday treat made with saltine crackers, homemade caramel and chocolate. There are a few reasons for its name: it's made with crackers, so crack just ...

Christmas is one of our favorite times of year. I mean, this time of year we're hand making everything fresh and daily. Right now. We've been open since, well, 19 eighties. From the day we open, we ...

There is a song called Hard Candy Christmas. I am not sure how many artists recorded this song, but the version that I have was recorded by Dolly Parton. It brings back wonderful memories for me.

PLACERVILLE — Organizers of the Hangtown Christmas Parade in Placerville are changing how candy is distributed this year, citing safety as one of the reasons. "I've never noticed a real problem, per ...