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The term confectionery refers to food items that are (or at least are perceived to be) rich in sugar. Different dialects of English also use regional terms for confections: Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2100x1400, 1015 KB) Confiseries, confectionery imitates fruits. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2100x1400, 1015 KB) Confiseries, confectionery imitates fruits. ... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

• In Britain, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, "sweets", or "sweeties", particularly in Scotland (sweeties resembles the Scots Gaelic word suiteis in both pronunciation and meaning) and among children
• In Australia and New Zealand. "lollies"
• In North America, "candy" - although this term can also refer to a specific range of confectionery and does not include some items called confectionery (e.g. pastry) (See below and the separate article on candy.) "Sweets" is used on occasion, as well as "treat".

Confectionery items include sweets, lollipops, candy bars, chocolate, and other sweet items of snack food. The term does not generally apply to cakes, biscuits, or puddings which require cutlery to consume, although exceptions such as petits fours or meringues exist. Speakers of American English do not refer to these items as "candy." See candy making for the stages of sugar-cooking. Scottish English is usually taken to mean the standard form of the English language used in Scotland, often termed Scottish Standard English. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ... For other uses of the term Lollipop, see Lollipop (disambiguation). ... A Twix bar, broken in half Candy bar is the most popular term in the U.S. for confectionery usually packaged in a bar or log form, often coated with chocolate, and sized as a snack for one person. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... A snack food (commonly shortened to snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner). ... Petit Fours are small cakes generally eaten at the end meal or served as part of a large Buffet. ... Lemon meringue muffins For the Dominican folk dance and the music it is performed to, see merengue. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ...

American English classifies many confections as candy. Some of the categories and types of candy include:

• Hard candy: Based on sugars cooked to the hard-crack stage, including suckers (known as boiled sweets in British English), lollipops, jawbreakers (or gobstoppers), lemon drops, peppermint drops and disks, candy canes, rock candy, etc.
• Fudge: A confection of milk and sugar boiled to the soft-ball stage. In the US, it tends to be chocolate-flavored.
• Toffee (or Taffy): Based on sugars cooked to the soft-ball stage and then pulled to create an elastic texture. In British English, toffee refers to a hard substance, frequently sold with a hammer (although less frequently nowadays), which is used to crack it into fragments.
• Swiss Milk Tablet. A crumbly milk-based soft candy, based on sugars cooked to the soft-ball stage. Comes in several forms, such as wafers and heart shapes.
• Licorice candy: Containing extract of the liquorice root. Chewier and more resilient than gum/gelatin candies, but still designed for swallowing. For example, Liquorice allsorts.

A chocolate candy.

• Chocolates: Used in the plural, usually referring to small balled centers covered with chocolate to create bite-sized confectionery. People who create chocolates are called chocolatiers, and they create their confections with couverture chocolate. A chocolate maker, on the other hand, is the person who physically creates the couverture from cacao beans and other ingredients.
• Kopiko: A coffee flavoured sweet made in Asia.
• Gum/Gelatin candies: Based on gelatins, including gum drops, jujubes, Lokum / Turkish Delight, jelly beans, gummies, etc.
• Marshmallow: "Peeps" (a trade name), circus peanuts, etc.
• Marzipan: An almond-based confection, doughy in consistency, served in several different ways. It is often formed into shapes mimicking (for example) fruits or animals. Alternatively, marzipan may be flavoured, normally with spirits such as Kirsch or Rum, and divided into small bite-sized pieces; these flavoured marzipans are generally served coated in chocolate to prevent the alcohol from evaporating, and are very common in northern Europe. Marzipan is also used in cake decoration. Its lower-priced version is called Persipan.
• Divinity: A nougat-like confectionery based on egg whites with chopped nuts.

Not all confections equate to "candy" in the American English sense. Non-candy confections include: For other uses of the term Lollipop, see Lollipop (disambiguation). ... Scan of a split jawbreaker candy showing layers of sugar Gobstoppers, known as jawbreakers in the United States, are a type of hard candy. ... Lemon drops. ... Rock candy is a type of confectionery composed of relatively large sugar crystals. ... A thick, creamy, slice of Russian fudge // American folk lore has it that fudge was invented in the United States more than 100 years ago. ... English Toffee (the chewy sort) in cellophane wrapping Toffee is a confection. ... A claw hammer For other uses, see Hammer (disambiguation). ... Scots Tablet is a medium-hard, sugary confection from Scotland. ... Haribos licorice wheels Licorice candy (liquorice in British English) is flavored with the extract of the roots of the licorice plant, and usually anise oil as well. ... Binomial name Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Liquorice or licorice (see spelling differences) (pronounced IPA: licorish) is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. ... Liquorice allsorts Liquorice allsorts (also spelt Licorice allsorts) consist of a variety of liquorice candies sold as a mixture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2244 KB) [edit] Summary [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chocolate Confectionery Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2244 KB) [edit] Summary [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chocolate Confectionery Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Warmed couverture chocolate for baking. ... Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4–8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to tropical Mexico, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ... Kopiko is a popular brand of coffee candies. ... Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless. ... A display of Turkish Delight in Istanbul Turkish Delight, lokum, or loukoum (Greek λουκούμι) is a confection made from starch and sugar. ... Jelly Belly beans come in more than 50 flavors, each one marked by a different color. ... Pink marshmallows. ... Look up Peeps in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fruit shapes molded from marzipan Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and ground almonds that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. ... Binomial name (Mill. ... Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage is a liquid preparation meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol (ethanol) purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as fruit, vegetables, or grain. ... Kirschwasser (pronounced with the w as a vee sound, like kirschvasser), often known simply as Kirsch, is a clear alcoholic spirit made from double distillation of the fermented juice of a small black cherry. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Persipan (from Persicus (peach) and Marzipan; also known as Parzipan) is a material used in confectionery, mainly in Germany. ... Divinity is a nougat-like confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and sugar. ... Nougat is a term used to describe a variety of similar confectioneries made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common) and sometimes chopped candied fruit. ... An egg is a body consisting of an ovum surrounded by layers of membranes and an outer casing of some type, which acts to nourish and protect a developing embryo. ... Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnut A nut can be either a seed or a fruit. ...

• Pastry: A baked confection whose dough is rich in butter, which was dispersed through the pastry prior to baking, resulting in a light, flaky texture; see also pie and tart.
• Chewing gum: Uniquely made to be chewed, not swallowed. However, some people believe that at least some types of chewing gum, such as certain bubble gums, are indeed candy.
• Ice cream: Frozen flavoured cream.
• Halvah: Confectionery based on tahini, a paste made from ground sesame seeds.
• Alfajor: a traditional South American cookie typically consisting of two round sweet biscuits joined together with a sweet jam, generally dulce de leche (milk jam).
• Dragée - Coated almonds and other types of coated candy.

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See also

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• Spangles - for a British iconic confectionery.

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Further reading

Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on

Confections

• Sweets: A History of Candy, Tim Richardson, Bloomsbury, New York, 2002, hardcover, 392 pages, ISBN 1-58234-229-6
• A Treatise on the Art of Boiling Sugar, Henry Weatherley, London, 1864 (generally found in an American reprint by Henry Carey Baird & Co., Philadelphia, 1903)

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External links

• The British Library - finding information on the confectionery industry