The best replacement for cane is beet sugar.

The best alternatives to cane are rated as following:
★★★★★  beet sugar
★★★  crutches
★★★  walking stick
★★  walker
★★  spur pruning
★★  cain
★★  bamboo
★  sugar beet
★  corn ethanol
★  corn sugar
★  crutch
★  beet
★  granulated sugar
★  refined sugar
  corn for ethanol
  slipper
  4 prong cane
  dieffenbachia
  standard cane
  walking cane
  corn sugar priming
  rattan
  stanislav nedkov
  corn syrup
  stick
  cane
  palm sugar
  sugarcane
  beet production
  not to cane
  reiko
  sugar beets

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Speaking about cane, one probably shouldn't forget about folding seat.

Other search terms related to cane and their ratings are:
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