rock candy

noun

: boiled sugar crystallized in large masses on string

: rock entry 3 sense 5a

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The coal is actually rock candy, said Diana Garvin, an assistant professor of Italian at the University of Oregon. —

Gina Rich, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022 The rock candy can be found in the spice aisle. —

Mabel Wong, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 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 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 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 The bright pink drink comes garnished with a stick of rock candy. —

Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2022 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 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 See More

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