Hard candy
Alternative names | Boiled sweet |
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Type | Confectionery |
Main ingredients | Sugar syrup (sucrose, glucose, or fructose) |
Variations | Many such as candy cane or lollipop |
A hard candy (
Most hard candy is nearly 100% sugar by weight, with a tiny amount of other ingredients for color or flavor, and negligible water content in the final product. Recipes for hard candy may use syrups of sucrose, glucose, fructose or other sugars. Sugar-free versions have also been created.
Creation
Recipes for hard candy use a sugar syrup, such as sucrose, glucose or fructose. This is heated to a particular temperature, at which point the candy maker removes it from the heat source and may add
Chemistry
Chemically, sugar candies are broadly divided into two groups:
Medicinal use
Hard candies are historically associated with
Sugar-free
Hard candies and
In Japan
Japanese hard candies are known as bekkō ame (鼈甲飴, lit: tortoiseshell candy). Common legends about the yōkai Kuchisake-onna say that she can be escaped by distracting her with bekkō ame.[7]
See also
Confectioners of boiled sweets
- John Millar & Sons
- Jolly Rancher (now a division of The Hershey Company)
- Maxons Ltd, manufacturer of Black Bullets
Notes
- ^ "What Are Boiled Sweets". Sugar Stand. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ISBN 978-971-23-4738-2.
- ISBN 9788178331539.
- The Food Timeline. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "How To Treat Hypoglycemia" (PDF). The National Diabetes Education Initiative. The National Diabetes Education Initiative. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ISBN 085404593-7. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-520-94267-7.
References
- "Temporary Metal Fences / Asphalt Shingles / Expanded Polystyrene Products / Hard Candies". How It's Made. Season 3. Episode 4. Science Channel.
- Sherman, Bob. "Basic Hard Candy Making Instructions". Williston Park, New York: Bobby's Craft Boutique. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2011.