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Stick candy (also called candy stick, barber pole candy, or barber pole)〔(''Dictionary of American Regional English'' by Frederic Gomes, p. 151. )〕 is a long, cylindrical variety of hard candy, usually four to seven inches in length and 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter, but in some extraordinary cases up to 14 inches in length and two inches in diameter. Like candy canes, they usually have at least two different colors (either opaque or translucent) swirled together in a spiral pattern, resembling a barber's pole. The candy has a long history in the United States, where it is believed to have been developed,〔(''Harper's Magazine'', v. 73 (June-November 1886), p. 94. )〕 and is often marketed as an "old fashioned" candy. It is often sold in general stores and similar shops specializing in nostalgia items. The Cracker Barrel chain estimates that its stores sell a total length of of stick candy each year.〔(CBRL Group, Inc. Fact Book ), September 30, 2008〕 ==History== Stick candy has been around since at least the fall of 1837, when it was shown at the Exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association alongside lobster candy. Stick candy was popular with both children and adults in the U.S. as early as the 1860s, and the selling of this type of candy (particularly during the carnival season in the warmer months) was described as being lucrative.〔(''Secrets of the Sideshows'' by Joe Nickell, p. 33. )〕 One contemporary account describes broken pieces of stick candy being sold in paper containers, being presented by candy sellers to rural people as something special, and commanding a high price.〔 Candy sticks were the subject of an 1885 song called the "The Candy Stripe":〔("The Candy Stripe" lyrics, from PD Music.org )〕 Stick Candy was the subject of a poem from the 1907 collection ''A Rose of the Old Regime: And other Poems of Home-Love and Childhood'' by the Bentztown Bard (Folger McKinsey).〔("Stick Candy Days", A Rose of the Old Regime: And other Poems of Home-Love and Childhood ) by the Bentztown Bard (Folger McKinsey) Doxey Book Shop Company Baltimore and London 1907〕 The first two verses are: Stick candy is also mentioned in a 1909 poem by Madison Julius Cawein:〔(''The Giant and the Star'', p. 16 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stick candy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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