RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostHari Nepal, left, and Gabriel Torres put the finial touch on a batch of apple pie candy cane at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres makes up the different color candy that go into an apple pie candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres takes a tan color candy off the spinner as he makes a batch of apple pie candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres starts to put different color candy together that makeup an apple pie candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostDifferent color candy is put together that makeup an apple pie candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres carries over the bass that will have the flavor inside it for the apple pie candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres forms the bass that has the flavor inside it for the apple pie candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres carries the apple pie candy cane base to a machine that will help him form a batch of candy canes at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres pulls on the apple pie candy cane bass to make its final form at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostFinished apple pie candy canes make their way down the conveyor belt at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostGabriel Torres cuts the apple pie candy cane into the right size at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
Finished apple pie candy canes make their way down the conveyor belt at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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Hari Nepal, left, and Gabriel Torres put the finial touch on a batch of apple pie candy cane at Hammond's Candy Factory on Dec. 10, 2018 in Denver.
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By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
In Hammond’s Candy Factory sugar is transformed into the Christmas treat known as the candy cane. Large flavored blobs hand formed together, get stretched and twisted into long ropes and cut and formed in the iconic can shape. Perfect for hanging on trees on stockings by the fire.