: a candy made of sugar and corn syrup boiled without crystallizing
Examples of hard candy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebWithin four hours of the operation, no food or liquids should be consumed, including gum or hard candy.—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024 Before freeing her, firefighters were able to toss her hard candy to help keep her blood sugar up.—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024 Don't make a habit of having frequent sugary snacks, including hard candy and other snacks that contain sugar.—Tammy Davenport, Verywell Health, 28 May 2024 Based on a taste test, grandma liked to have some butterscotch hard candies in her purse and maybe some toffee hard candy, too.—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 For decades the candy eggs — as well as hard candies — were made in the Southwest Baltimore plant on Caton Avenue.—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024 Once again our heroine is a steely, scrappy young woman who has a single vice — Weaving’s Grace had a penchant for cigarettes; Barrera’s Joey gobbles hard candy.—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024 Once again, our heroine is a steely, scrappy young woman who has a single vice — Weaving’s Grace had a penchant for cigarettes; Barrera’s Joey gobbles hard candy.—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 Start with 15 grams (g) of carbs that contain sugar, such as:
1 tablespoon (tbsp) of honey, sugar, or jelly
4 ounces (oz) of any fruit juice or regular (non-diet) soda
Five to six pieces of hard candy
Three to four glucose tablets
Not everyone may need 15 g of carbs to stabilize their levels.—Barbie Cervoni, Health, 2 Apr. 2024
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