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HARD CANDY [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
- Chocolate and Confectionery
- Sugar Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coarse granulated sugar 1, record 1, English, coarse%20granulated%20sugar
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coarse granulated sugar is used to make hard candy and other products requiring hardness and delicate color, high quality fondant creams and for dusting cakes before baking. 1, record 1, English, - coarse%20granulated%20sugar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sucre cristallisé gros
1, record 1, French, sucre%20cristallis%C3%A9%20gros
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sucre cristallisé gros utilisé pour la confection de bonbons durs et autres produits nécessitant de la dureté et des teintes douces pour fondants de qualité supérieure. 1, record 1, French, - sucre%20cristallis%C3%A9%20gros
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- butterscotch
1, record 2, English, butterscotch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar. 2, record 2, English, - butterscotch
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Butterscotch pudding, sauce, topping, schnapps. 3, record 2, English, - butterscotch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caramel écossais
1, record 2, French, caramel%20%C3%A9cossais
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pièce de résistance, le caramel écossais, est un mélange divin de sucre de canne, de beurre salé, de crème et de scotch de dix ans. 2, record 2, French, - caramel%20%C3%A9cossais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos de confitería y chocolatería
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- caramelo escocés
1, record 2, Spanish, caramelo%20escoc%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- butterscotch 2, record 2, Spanish, butterscotch
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caramelo duro hecho con azúcar y mantequilla. 2, record 2, Spanish, - caramelo%20escoc%C3%A9s
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sourball
1, record 3, English, sourball
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sour ball 2, record 3, English, sour%20ball
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spherical hard candy having a tart flavor. 2, record 3, English, - sourball
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bonbon acidulé
1, record 3, French, bonbon%20acidul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acidulé : Légèrement acide. [...] Par suite d'un traitement chimique. 1, record 3, French, - bonbon%20acidul%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sugar Industry
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lollipop
1, record 4, English, lollipop
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- lollypop 1, record 4, English, lollypop
correct
- sucker 1, record 4, English, sucker
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A piece of hard candy fixed to the end of a stick. 1, record 4, English, - lollipop
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sucette
1, record 4, French, sucette
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- suçon 2, record 4, French, su%C3%A7on
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bonbon fixé à l'extrémité d'un bâtonnet. 3, record 4, French, - sucette
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sucette au citron, au caramel. 3, record 4, French, - sucette
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le bonbon fixé à un bâtonnet est une sucette et non un suçon. 4, record 4, French, - sucette
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «suçon» au sens de «bonbon à sucer» est considéré comme vieilli en Europe. Il a plutôt le sens de «légère ecchymose qu'on fait à la peau en la tirant par succion», ce qu'on nomme «sucette» au Canada. Il s'agit d'un exemple parfait de permutation de l'usage français et de l'usage canadien. 5, record 4, French, - sucette
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- jelly bean
1, record 5, English, jelly%20bean
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- jellybean 1, record 5, English, jellybean
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small, bean-shaped candy with a soft-jellylike center and a hard sugar coating. 1, record 5, English, - jelly%20bean
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dragée tendre
1, record 5, French, drag%C3%A9e%20tendre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- bonbon haricot 2, record 5, French, bonbon%20haricot
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dragée fabriquée sur la base d'un intérieur tendre comme un gélifié [...] 1, record 5, French, - drag%C3%A9e%20tendre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-10-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Recipes
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hard cream candy 1, record 6, English, hard%20cream%20candy
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Recettes de cuisine
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bonbon à la crème enrobé de fondant
1, record 6, French, bonbon%20%C3%A0%20la%20cr%C3%A8me%20enrob%C3%A9%20de%20fondant
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- soft-serve ice cream
1, record 7, English, soft%2Dserve%20ice%20cream
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- soft serve ice cream 2, record 7, English, soft%20serve%20ice%20cream
correct
- soft ice cream 3, record 7, English, soft%20ice%20cream
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As the ice cream is drawn with about half of its water frozen, particulate matter such as fruits, nuts, candy, cookies, or whatever you like, is added to the semi-frozen slurry which has a consistency similar to soft-serve ice cream. In fact, almost the only thing which differentiates hard frozen ice cream from soft-serve, is the fact that soft serve is drawn into cones at this point in the process rather than into packages for subsequent hardening. 4, record 7, English, - soft%2Dserve%20ice%20cream
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Soft serve ice cream: frozen dairy product mixes e.g. includes soft serve yogurt, milk shake mix. 2, record 7, English, - soft%2Dserve%20ice%20cream
Record 7, Key term(s)
- soft serve
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- crème glacée molle
1, record 7, French, cr%C3%A8me%20glac%C3%A9e%20molle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crème glacée consommée directement au sortir d'un appareil congélateur, sans durcissement subséquent. 1, record 7, French, - cr%C3%A8me%20glac%C3%A9e%20molle
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glace à l'italienne : Terme utilisé le plus souvent en Europe. 2, record 7, French, - cr%C3%A8me%20glac%C3%A9e%20molle
Record 7, Key term(s)
- glace à l'italienne
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-07-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hard candy
1, record 8, English, hard%20candy
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- high-boiled candy 1, record 8, English, high%2Dboiled%20candy
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
high-boiled, or hard, candy. When solutions of mixed sugars are boiled, they are concentrated into a plastic mass that may be flavoured, coloured, and formed into shapes and allowed to harden 1, record 8, English, - hard%20candy
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bonbon dur
1, record 8, French, bonbon%20dur
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tous ces genres de bonbons peuvent être classés en quatre groupes principaux [...)]: les dragées et pralinés, les bonbons fondants; les bonbons durs et les pastilles. 1, record 8, French, - bonbon%20dur
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-03-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hard crack 1, record 9, English, hard%20crack
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- large crack 2, record 9, English, large%20crack
Great Britain
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Candy syrup at the point in cooking at which it spins into hard, brittle threads when a bit of syrup is dropped into very cold water. 1, record 9, English, - hard%20crack
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- grand cassé
1, record 9, French, grand%20cass%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] (145/150°C.) les gouttes de sirop dans l'eau froide deviennent dures, cassantes comme du verre, mais non collantes; le sucre se colore en jaune paille clair sur les bords de la casserole; il faut le surveiller avec soin pour éviter qu'il se transforme en caramel, ce qui le rendrait inutilisable à ce stade. 1, record 9, French, - grand%20cass%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-11-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- humbug
1, record 10, English, humbug
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard candy, usually brown with light stripes. 1, record 10, English, - humbug
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- berlingot
1, record 10, French, berlingot
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bonbons aux fruits à la menthe, de forme particulière. 1, record 10, French, - berlingot
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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