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barley candy

barley sugar

noun
a brittle, amber-colored, transparent candy, formerly boiled in a decoction of barley, consisting of sugar, cream of tartar, and orange or lemon juice, usually twisted into strips or molded into a variety of shapes.
Also called barley candy.


Origin:
1705–15
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barley candy

noun
a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar [syn: barley-sugar
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