I am old enough to remember little stores that sold penny candy. There may have been other items for sale that interested my mother, but as soon as I walked in the drawers that held the candy were at eye level and that is where my eyes stayed. Now we come to the lowly candy cane. Apparently introduced in America as Christmas confections by a German immigrant in 1847 they have remained consistently twisted stripes of red and white and peppermint flavored after the turn of the century. Of course there are other flavors and colors now, but the original candy cane still exists and there is everything to love about having contemporary combined with some sweet reminiscence.