How to Use rock candy in a Sentence
rock candy
noun-
The flashy drink costs $18 and comes topped with gold rock candy.
— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2020 -
The bright pink drink comes garnished with a stick of rock candy.
— Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2022 -
Many still come to walk the coastal promenade, dip in the sea, eat ice cream, and soak up the kitsch of an English seaside town: rock candy, joke postcards, silly hats.
— Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023 -
The snack table was covered in sweet treats, including a cake with pink icing and cookies in the shape of the girls' names, plus a big container of pink rock candy.
— Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 16 Jan. 2022 -
Note: If using rock candy on sticks or strings, remove sticks or strings before serving.
— Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023 -
The bottom of the roll, where sugar and margarine seeped into the pan and caramelized while baking, was a quarter-inch layer of basically crumbly rock candy.
— Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022 -
Good to know: Some folks like to dissolve rock candy in hot tea, instead of crunching it immediately.
— Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 22 July 2022 -
Howard could please her guests with Maryland punch, involving a quart each of cognac and sherry, a pint of rum, six lemons, a half pound of rock candy and two glasses of currant jelly.
— Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2021 -
From the mouth-watering aroma of fine chocolates to the sparkling rainbow colors of rock candy, there’s nothing quite like a candy store to captivate the senses.
— BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021 -
This readymade Old Fashioned has roots in the 19th century, specifically a practice where barkeeps would pour a shot of Hochstadter's rye whiskey and then allow patrons to add in rock candy.
— Mark Stock, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022 -
Decide between flan adorned with rock candy cherry blossom dust and caramel deco or a warm cast iron apple crisp partnered with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and passion fruit marmalade for dessert.
— Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 -
Students also set up stations to make their own rock candy, which would become a sort of graduation present Friday once they were done crystallizing.
— Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
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