hard candy
Boiled sugar confection
Hard candy is sugar-based confectionery that has been boiled to a high temperature and allowed to cool into a solid, glassy state.
Unlike soft candies or chocolates, hard candy dissolves slowly in the mouth rather than being chewed: lemon drops, butterscotch discs, candy canes.
The term distinguishes these from chewy or chocolate varieties.
Confection on a stick
- jawbreakerExtra-hard spherical candy
- gobstopperLong-lasting spherical candy
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
bonbon · lemon drop · toffee · barley sugar · humbugs · sour balls · fruit drops · cough drop
Red stone fruit
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- orangeCitrus with segments
grape · raspberry · strawberry · watermelon · peppermint · spearmint · licorice · anise
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- sucroseGlucose-fructose disaccharide
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
- corn syrupLiquid sweetener from maize
molasses · honey · caramelization · syrup · isomalt · maltitol · sorbitol · saccharine
Liable to shatter
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- glassySmooth and shiny
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
snap · crisp · smooth · slick · translucent · crystalline · solid · rigid
Able to be drawn on
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- savoringEnjoying something slowly
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
clicking · clacking · cheek · tongue · saliva · patience · unwrapping · cellophane
lollipop
Confection on a stick
- jawbreakerExtra-hard spherical candy
- gobstopperLong-lasting spherical candy
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
peppermint · bonbon · lemon drop · toffee · barley sugar · humbugs · sour balls · fruit drops · cough drop · lozenge
cherry
Red stone fruit
orange · grape · raspberry · strawberry · watermelon · peppermint · spearmint · licorice · anise · honey
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
corn syrup · molasses · honey · caramelization · syrup · isomalt · maltitol · sorbitol · saccharine · maple
brittle
Liable to shatter
shatter · snap · crisp · smooth · slick · translucent · crystalline · solid · rigid · fracture
suckable
Able to be drawn on
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- savoringEnjoying something slowly
melting · clicking · clacking · cheek · tongue · saliva · patience · unwrapping · cellophane · tin
- candylollipop, Twix, caramels, M&M's, Snickers
- confectionerysweets, fudge, caramel, nougat, toffee
- candy shoplollipop, gummy bear, jelly bean, gumdrop, gumdrops
- confectionsbonbon, bonbons, caramel, caramels, chocolates
- sugary foodssugar cubes, table sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar
- sweetschocolates, chocolate, fudge, toffee, confections
hard candytaffy
Stretched boiled sugar
caramel · marshmallow · gummies · nougat · fruit chews
hard candychocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
truffles · chocolate bar · milk chocolate · bonbons · pralines
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