candy
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"In the beginning it was very much a fascinating feeling of like a child in a candy store," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The men argued that they purchased the candy specifically for the decorative designs and paid a premium for products they would not otherwise have bought.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
“They put this candy blood in my mouth, and I thought it was so fun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
When it comes to candy, she tells us, William “frankly upheld the superiority of quantity over quality.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I was so surprised by what Grandpa had said, I dropped the sack of candy I was holding in my hand.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Why not decorate all of our college athletes like stock car drivers, covering them head to toe in logos for banks, tech companies, candies, soft drinks, sunscreens, insurers, hardware stores and ultraprocessed snacks?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I don't know how long we will be like this," said Stefani Garate, 26, who used to sell coconut candies on the beach.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Claire Salinda: Your composition captures flowers, chamoy and other candies and fruit sumptuously arranged in and around a ceramic jar from LACMA’s permanent collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Initially it was a hat and shoe repair store, with candies sold from a cart out front as an extra earning stream.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“And all the chocolate and candies that you could eat for the rest of your life—free!” said Grandpa George.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
Other pizzas that piqued my interest include a half-white-and-half-red sauce pizza topped with candied bacon, ham, sweet onions, fennel and basil, and a blue cheese-focused pizza topped with pears, rosemary, shallots and onions.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Cake fillings of almond crunch and toasted pecan praline and candied lemon, while jackfruit and palm sugar bring distinct South-East Asian flavours.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
There’s the Ukrainian poppy seed cake makivnyk, the Middle Eastern hot chocolate sahlep, the Spanish nougat turrón and the Chinese candied fruit tanghulu, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
The company also has seasonal offerings, including a cookie butter latte and a candied cherry energy drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Matthias sidled up, helping himself to a candied chestnut.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Some confectioners infuse their candying syrup with botanicals, like bay leaves, rosemary or peppercorns, for added intrigue.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
It’s subtle but transformative to know what sugar feels like in your fingers at different stages of candying.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
The skins can be kept in good condition for a long time in salt water, which makes it possible to wait until a large supply is on hand before candying them.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education
A pinch of tartaric acid would improve the flavor, but often prevent candying, unless in the hands of an expert.
From The Candy Maker's Guide A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling by Fletcher Manufacturing Company
It now assumes the name of “dried peel,” and is stored away in the original orange and lemon boxes, till wanted for candying.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by
