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Glossary: candy n.
Any of a number of various confections'"soft and hard'"composed mainly of sugar with the addition of flavoring ingredients and fillings such as chocolate, nuts, peanut butter, nougat, fruits and so on. Sugar syrup is the foundation for most candies, the concentration of the mixture depending upon its temperature, which can either be checked by a candy thermometer or by a series of cold-water tests. (See Candymaking Cold-Water Tests, page 783). Candy may come in tiny bits, small one- or two-bite pieces, or in the form of a candy 'bar,'
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