traditional sweets
Old-fashioned candy treats
Traditional sweets are candies, confections, or desserts made according to long-established recipes, often associated with a particular region or culture.
The phrase typically evokes nostalgia for older methods and flavors: The shop specializes in traditional sweets like fudge and toffee.
In British usage, sweets means candy generally, so traditional sweets often refers to classics like humbugs, bonbons, or barley sugar.
- candySugary edible treats
- candy jarVessel for confections
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
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