sweetmeats

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Pilgrims purchase coconuts, sweetmeats, flowers, and incense for their ritualistic offerings.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Gifting new clothes and sweetmeats is a key part of the celebrations.

From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2023

Valentine’s Day 2012: There were red roses and pink balloons, sweetmeats molded into hearts and fireworks that shattered the icy Beijing air.

From Time • Oct. 22, 2015

But last February, The Golden Star blew up, sending the exquisite 19th Century decor, the trays and jars of divine sweetmeats - and Bernachon's incredible chocolate bars - sky-high.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2014

Passengers had brought on board all manner of spices and sweetmeats, tinned sardines, octopus in wine sauce, legs of lamb preserved with garlic cloves.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides