boiled sweet
Sugar glass confection
A boiled sweet is a hard candy made by boiling sugar syrup until it solidifies—the British term for what Americans call hard candy.
The category includes fruit drops, butterscotch, and similar confections that dissolve slowly in the mouth: She offered him a boiled sweet from her handbag.
Long-lasting spherical candy
- jawbreakerExtra-hard spherical candy
- humbugFalse talk or pretense
- lollipopConfection on a stick
- rockSolid earthen material
barley sugar · bonbon · sucker · pear drop · acid drop · fruit drop · bull's eye · humbugs
Aromatic mint hybrid
- aniseedLicorice-flavored spice kernel
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- orangeCitrus with segments
strawberry · raspberry · blackcurrant · cherry · lime · eucalyptus · menthol · fruit
gobstopper
Long-lasting spherical candy
- jawbreakerExtra-hard spherical candy
- humbugFalse talk or pretense
- lollipopConfection on a stick
rock · barley sugar · bonbon · sucker · pear drop · acid drop · fruit drop · bull's eye · humbugs · wine gum
peppermint
Aromatic mint hybrid
orange · strawberry · raspberry · blackcurrant · cherry · lime · eucalyptus · menthol · fruit · spearmint
hard
Firm or demanding
smooth · sticky · crack · shatter · dissolving · sucking · glossy · shell · crystalline · crumbly
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
thermometer · mold · pulling · cooling · coloring · flavoring · hard crack · setting · wrapping · crystallization