hard candy

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Once again, our heroine is a steely, scrappy young woman who has a single vice — Weaving’s Grace had a penchant for cigarettes; Barrera’s Joey gobbles hard candy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The hard candy - known locally as "love on a stick" - was presumably thrown as an act of affection, but caused the singer huge discomfort.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

For the meat menu, caramelle, a pasta shaped like a hard candy and stuffed with shredded lamb, drips with the unctuous juices in which the meat was braised.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022

The sweet-chili sauce tasted like hard candy spiked with red-pepper flakes and reminded me of my favorite McDonald’s sauce growing up: sweet-and-sour.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

At one point, I tore open a bag of Jolly Ranchers I’d brought with me and popped a piece of green apple hard candy into my mouth.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles