Lemon sticks are a type of stick candy.Up-to-date Candy Teacher Page 65 Charles Apell 1921 They are similar to candy canes and peppermint sticks except lemon oil and acids are used for the flavoring. The coloring is typically a transuclent yellow body and white stripe.Rigby's Reliable Candy Teacher: With Complete and Modern Soda, Ice Cream and Sherbet Sections, Will O. Rigby, Fred Rigby, Rigby Publishing Company, 1920 They are not the same as a lemon peppermint stick, otherwise known as a Baltimore lemon stick.
Since 1942, Giambri's is one of the candy makers that produces them.The Philadelphia story about lemon sticks May 3, 2012 The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore lemon stick
In Baltimore, Maryland, part of the culture of Baltimore is a summer rite of passage associated with the Baltimore Flower Mart where lemon sticks (also referred to as lemon peppermint sticks) are a treat in the form of a peppermint candy stick stuck in a lemon. Eaten together, they provide a sweet and sour taste sensation. The tradition may have come from France.
They are sold at the mid-spring Flower Mart held by the Women's Civic League. These simple 'drinks' are made by cutting the top off a small lemon, cutting a hole into the flesh, and placing a soft peppermint stick into it. Sucking on the stick and squeezing the lemon produces a sweet, minty, lemony drink. While mostly sold at Flower Mart, throughout summer, people in Baltimore will make these treats at home or social gatherings.
See also Candy stick Polkagris
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