Over the Christmas holidays, I saw candy canes on the counter at checkout. The price was 77 cents. I asked the clerk for the weight of a candy cane; that came to .07 pounds. So the cost works out to ...

Candy canes adorn trees everywhere you turn, peppermint candies line the shelves ... though some believe it was meant to be reminiscent of the letter "J" because of baby Jesus in the manger.