as in confections
a food having a high sugar content
16th-century Naples carried on a vast export trade in silks and sweetmeats
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The company's specialty nuts -- cashews, confections and snack mixes -- follow the same quality standards as its world famous Virginia Peanuts.
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Production increased by 300%, with Sheehan churning out 10 to 30 desserts every week from mini confections to statement wedding cakes.
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The bakery case is filled with sweets including Sweet Corn Cake, Strawberry Cream Choux and Tiramisu Cake.
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Kanaal is king for indulging elevenses hunger pangs, providing cakes, cookies, tea, coffee, and made-to-order traditional Dutch sweets including stroopwafles and puffertjes.
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Patrons can opt for either the chef’s tasting menu or the four-course menu, both of which include seafood, wagyu, and delectable desserts.
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For every Founding Father looking to free the colonies from British tyranny, there was a Larry (often called Lawrence here) who suggests that sharing desserts and umbrellas should be prohibited by the Declaration of Independence.
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“Sweetmeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetmeats. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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