polkagris: Swedish candy "polkagrisar" for sale in Gränna, the home of the "polkagris"
polkagris: Swedish candy "polkagrisar" for sale in Gränna, the home of the "polkagris"Niklas Morberg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18271014@N00) — originally posted to Flickr (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flickr) as Polkagrisar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18271014@N00/2502776250) via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APolkagrisar_in_Granna.jpg)CC BY-SA 2.0
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polkagris

A Swedish peppermint-flavoured stick candy, white and red, invented by Amalia Eriksson in Gränna in 1859 and still sold at fairs and Christmas markets.

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It remains a well-known albeit old-fashioned candy in Sweden, often sold at fairs, Christmas markets, and the like. It is still closely associated with Gränna. The traditional polkagris candy stick is white and red, and is peppermint-flavoured.

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