Cracker
A crackling candy is special packaging that looks like large candy , pops when opened, and contains small gifts.
The crackers consist of a cardboard tube that is wrapped in gift paper. The binding of the paper ends results in the characteristic candy shape. Between the cardboard and paper there is an ignition strip that is triggered when both ends are pulled at the same time.
Crackers are distributed by the host, especially at larger celebrations, or given to each other by the guests. They can contain candy, toy jewelry, notes with jokes or horoscopes, and often party supplies such as confetti, streamers, and party hats. Ready-made, but empty crackers are also available in stores, which can be filled individually.
The English confectioner Tom Smith is considered the inventor of the crackers. In 1847 he sold the first Christmas crackers. By 1900 Smith owned a factory in Finbury with 1,000 employees that produced 11 million pieces a year.
Christmas crackers in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations
As a Christmas cracker , the crackers are an integral part of Christmas celebrations in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations . In this case the paper is printed with Christmas motifs. Two people pull on the cracker, which then explodes in the middle with a bang and breaks unevenly. There are different versions: Either the one who has the larger piece keeps the content, or everyone receives a cracker and therefore also the content.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. History of Tom Smith Crackers.
- ↑ Article Knallbonbons in: Christa Pieske: ABC of luxury paper, manufacture, distribution and use 1860-1930. Museum for German Folklore, Berlin 1983, ISBN 3-88609-123-6 , pp. 159–161
