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Peppermint pigs a smashing tradition in NY

By Michael Hill
Published December 11, 2012 7:31am ET
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Peppermint pigs a smashing tradition in NY
In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Mike Fitzgerald poses with Willie the Pig, the store mascot, in the parking lot of his Saratoga Sweets store in Halfmoon, N.Y. A holiday tradition in the upstate New York resort town of Saratoga Springs has a peppermint twist: pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to be smashed at Christmas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) | Mike Groll

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A holiday tradition in the upstate New York resort town of Saratoga Springs has a peppermint twist: pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to be smashed at Christmas.

The peppermint pigs, which can weigh up to a pound, are considered good luck charms by some.

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