{"id":256438,"date":"2024-12-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=256438"},"modified":"2025-02-16T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:21:00","slug":"national-hard-candy-day","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/national-hard-candy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Hard Candy Day | December 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hard candy can be found almost everywhere in some form or another. It has roots in many ancient cultures and is even used in medicine!\n</p><p>During holidays and celebrations around the world, it\u2019s not uncommon to see some kind of traditional hard candy on the table.\n</p><p>For many of us, a memory of our grandmothers handing us a certain strawberry-flavored hard candy is one of our first!\n</p><p>It is no wonder, then, that we dedicate December 19 to celebrating this timeless treat &ndash; much to the dismay of dentists everywhere!\n</p><h2>History of National Hard Candy Day\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-tfs-image-740 wp-image-256788 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/national-hard-candy-day-history-728x413.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Assorted' hard candies in metal trays width='\"728\"' height='\"413\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/national-hard-candy-day-history-728x413.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Although the history of National Hard Candy Day is largely unknown, the candies themselves have been around for millennia.\n</p><p>The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all had different types of hard candy, often flavored with fruits and nuts.\n</p><p>More recently, from the 17th century onwards, early pharmacists started using candies as vessels for different medicines and herbal remedies. These lozenges are still available today as cough drops.\n</p><p>It wasn\u2019t until the Industrial Revolution that hard candy became much more affordable and easy to mass produce, and the world came to know and love it.\n</p><h2>How to Celebrate National Hard Candy Day\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-tfs-image-740 wp-image-256789 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/national-hard-candy-day-celebrate-728x413.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Colorful' assorted candies with one yellow candy featuring a smiling face width='\"728\"' height='\"413\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/national-hard-candy-day-celebrate-728x413.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Many people love to celebrate this day by eating all the candy they can get their hands on, but there\u2019s more than one way to celebrate this sugar-filled day!\n</p><h3>Visit the oldest candy company in America.\n</h3><p>Ye Olde Pepper Companie in Salem, Massachusetts, is the place to be on <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/day%5C/december-19%5C/%5C%22">December 19.\n<p>They started making their Salem Gibraltar candies in 1806 and have been selling them ever since. These lemon-flavored hard candies are delicious and have a very interesting history.\n</p><h3>Have a go at making your own hard candies!\n</h3><p>There are plenty of recipes out there, but a few basics remain the same. All you need is sugar, time, and whatever you want to flavor the candy!\n</p><p>If you feel like a challenge, make a few different batches and color them all differently. You can combine the different colors and mold them into different shapes.\n</p><h3>Give some early Christmas gifts of candy to your loved ones.\n</h3><p>With <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/100-festive-christmas-facts%5C/%5C%22">Christmas just around the corner, why not take a moment to appreciate your friends and family?\n<p>After making your own candies at home or shopping at your local candy store, wrap up a bag of butterscotch candies or <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/cool-candy-cane-facts%5C/%5C%22">candy canes and give them to your loved ones.\n<h2>National Hard Candy Day FAQs\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-tfs-image-740 wp-image-256790 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/national-hard-candy-day-faqs-728x413.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Red' and white striped hard candies a lollipop on wooden surface width='\"728\"' height='\"413\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/national-hard-candy-day-faqs-728x413.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><h3>What is hard candy made of?\n</h3><p>Most hard candy contains 98% <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/fun-sugar-facts%5C/%5C%22">sugar, namely sucrose, glucose, or fructose. The remaining 2% is usually the flavorings and colorants that make these candies so appealing.\n<h3>What is the most popular hard candy flavor?\n</h3><p>As the years have gone by, many flavors of candy have come out, but a few have stood the test of time.\n</p><p>Overall, cherry flavor is certainly the most popular around the world.\n</p><h3>Why do we like sweets like hard candy?\n</h3><p>In early human history, sweet things would have been much harder to come by.\n</p><p>Our hunter-gatherer genes make us particularly sensitive to sweet things, which give us the energy we need to survive.\n</p><h2>5 Fun Facts About Hard Candy\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-tfs-image-740 wp-image-256791 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/national-hard-candy-day-fun-facts-728x413.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Colorful' swirl lollipops in various shades including blue yellow and pink width='\"728\"' height='\"413\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/national-hard-candy-day-fun-facts-728x413.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>The tools for making hard candy have remained relatively unchanged since Roman times. Archaeologists discovered a confectioner\u2019s kitchen in Herculaneum, <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/italy-facts%5C/%5C%22">Italy, with pots and pans similar to today&rsquo;s tools.\n<p class='\"list\"'>In the Middle Ages, Persians spread the production of sugar cane and sugar candy throughout their empire, popularizing candy throughout Europe and Central Asia.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>The <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/ancient-egyptians-facts%5C/%5C%22">ancient Egyptians were the first to make hard candy, though their candy was honey-based and filled with nuts and </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/amazing-fruit-facts%5C/%5C%22">fruit for flavor.\n<p class='\"list\"'>Sugar-free hard candies are usually made with isomalt, a sugar-like substitute. Isomalt doesn\u2019t affect blood sugar or insulin levels, nor does it promote tooth decay.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>In Japanese folklore, hard candies known as bekk\u014d ame are used to distract an evil spirit named Kuchisake-onna while you run away!\n</p><hr class='\"conclusion\"'>\n<p>Much more than just a tasty treat pulled out of your grandmother&rsquo;s handbag, hard candies have a deep and rich history for many cultures around the world.\n</p><p>On National Hard Candy Day, we celebrate not only these sweet delights but also the joy they bring to our lives.\n</p><p>Whether you&rsquo;re distracting a Japanese ghost or soothing your throat, these little sugary treats remind us of the sweetness of shared moments.\n</p><p>So grab your favorite hard candy and join in the fun today!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Hard candy can be found almost everywhere in some form or another. It has roots in many ancient cultures and is even used in medicine! 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