hard candy

noun

: a candy made of sugar and corn syrup boiled without crystallizing

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The hard candies, which launched last week, have been selling out fast—here’s how to secure yours before they’re gone. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025 The amount of ginger in ginger chews and hard candies can vary. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 10 Feb. 2025 About the Soup Drops Unlike traditional sweet or menthol-flavored hard candies, Progresso Soup Drops include a savory combination of broth, veggies, egg noodles, and even hints of parsley. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025 Progresso is celebrating National Soup Month by reimagining a classic comfort food — as a hard candy called Soup Drops. Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard candy

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard candy was in 1848

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“Hard candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20candy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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