Source: Atlas Obscura
On Christmas Day in Saratoga Springs, New York, families gather around tables to smash candies with hammers. This is the tradition of the peppermint pig, a small, pink candy with roots dating back to the 19th century.
After Christmas dinner, a family member deposits the pig into a small sack.
Using a small, metal mallet, each person at the table gives the pink porker a thwack, and shares a story of their good fortune from the past year. Once everyone…The post Peppermint Pig appeared first on FeedBox.