Wonder what a malt ball symbolizes?

Today in school I picked up some interesting info regarding the candy cane. Apparently, it was created by some guy, Christian, obviously, who wanted to make a candy representing Jesus. Weird sense of ambition he had. Anyway...
Pretty much all parts of the candy cane symbolize something, except for, funnily enough, it's flavor. The shape, when turned one way, is that of a sheperd's crook. I'm sure we're all familiar with the Jesus/shepherd analogy. Then, turn it the other way, and whaddya know, it becomes a J, as in (duh) Jesus. The white represents Jesus' purity, and the original pattern of stripes represents Jesus' Passion and death. The original pattern is the one you commonly find today, one bold red stripe and three smaller red ones. The three small ones are the lashings Jesus received at the Scourging at the Pillar, and the big one is the blood he spilled at the actual crucifixion.
Just an interesting, if somewhat unimportant, factoid in the spirit of the holidays.