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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Sweet sugar - or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. With the spread of sugarcane cultivation in the 15th century, the industry began to grow. In the late 18th century the first candy-manufacturing machinery was produced. The main ingredients are cane and beet sugars combined with ...

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

candy XVIII. — F. ( sucre ) candi SUGAR-CANDY .

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A Dictionary of Psychology

candy n. 1. Confectionary in general. 2. A street name for barbiturate drugs.[From Old French sucre candi candied sugar, from Arabic qandi candied, from qand cane sugar, from Dravidian]

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	Candy store chain picks Ogden as site for sixth location Magazine article from: The Enterprise; 10/7/1996; ; 294 words ; Candy Candy LLC, a locally-based chain of candy stores, has chosen Ogden's Newgate Mall for its sixth company-owned location, the last store slated to open this year. The Ogden store is slated to open this week adjacent to the mall's food court, according... Read more
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