pear drops
British boiled confections
Pear drops are a British boiled sweet with a distinctive pear flavor and strong fruity-chemical aroma.
They're typically pink and yellow, hard and translucent, with an intense artificial taste from amyl acetate—the same compound that gives nail polish remover its smell.
The term also describes that characteristic scent when it appears elsewhere: The wine had notes of pear drops.
Heated until bubbling
- hardFirm or demanding
- sweetsSugary food items
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
sucrose · candy · bonbons · toffee · butterscotch · humbugs · barley sugar · sherbet lemons
Having orchard flavor
- sweetTasting of sugar
- acetoneVolatile organic solvent
- artificialMade, not natural
- essenceFundamental nature of something
banana · nail varnish · chemical · synthetic · distinctive · aromatic · sickly · cloying
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- corner shopSmall local retail outlet
- glass jarsTransparent lidded containers
pocket money · treats · yesteryear · vintage · retro · traditional · bygone · old-fashioned
boiled
Heated until bubbling
glucose · sucrose · candy · bonbons · toffee · butterscotch · humbugs · barley sugar · sherbet lemons · rhubarb and custard
fruity
Having orchard flavor
- sweetTasting of sugar
- acetoneVolatile organic solvent
- artificialMade, not natural
essence · banana · nail varnish · chemical · synthetic · distinctive · aromatic · sickly · cloying · intense
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- corner shopSmall local retail outlet
glass jars · pocket money · treats · yesteryear · vintage · retro · traditional · bygone · old-fashioned · reminiscence
pink
Pale red hue
pastel · translucent · glossy · bicolored · elongated · pointed
- candyhard candy, lollipop, Twix, caramels, M&M's
- sweetscandy, candies, chocolates, chocolate, fudge
- hard candiesjawbreaker, gobstopper, barley sugar, butterscotch, humbugs
pear dropsfudge
Creamy cooked confection
gummy bears · marshmallows · chocolate truffles · toffee · Turkish delight
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