: They were originally solid white "sugar sticks" without the signature red stripes, which weren't added until the early 1900s.

: This is a compressed archive. To access the "informative feature" or content inside, you would typically need a utility like WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the internal files.

If the file was meant to contain a "feature" article about the history of candy canes, here are some quick facts often included in such documents: