Sorry I don't have anything more complex (or even earlier) to post, but my visit to the hospital to have bloodwork done drained my creative 'juice' as well as my blood. Peppermint is of course the ur-candy of Christmas, and canes are its highest form. Something about the wintery bite, I think. Plenty of other forms and flavors abound, of course. There is something about ribbon candy (recalling ribbons on presents?) that make it very appropriate for Christmas as well. Artists putting an attractive gleam on the candy certainly enhances its appeal. I can't say I particularly crave peppermint at this time of year, but getting a candy cane is certainly some sweet nostalgia. It recalls to me the enormous stick we had from -Uncle Bazzell? - that was kept in the back of the kitchen cabinet for years.
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