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Example sentences for "confection"

Lexicographically close words:
conestable; coneys; confab; confabulation; confabulations; confectionary; confectioner; confectioners; confectionery; confections
  1. Until recently these fats, coconut stearine and others, could be ignored by the reputable chocolate makers as the confection produced by their use was inferior to true chocolate both in taste and in keeping properties.

  2. We owe the introduction of this excellent food and confection to the researches of M.

  3. This was the "other one" given her by Balcome--a confection all silver and chiffon.

  4. Confection there is nothing but cakes and sweets.

  5. But the city of Confection was crammed so full with sick child-people belonging to Bonbon, and with Joujou's hungry ones, that Gentil could not get in at the gate.

  6. This confection was a by-product of the candy shop, and was the sticky substance left in a cornucopia, out of which the Bohemian candy-maker squeezed artistic decorations onto the cakes he made.

  7. Both from the sanitary and the mental standpoint this confection was unwholesome.

  8. Noble Patronage, the Confection whereof it Treats, together with it selfe, were first admitted into the English Court, where they received the Approbation of the most Noble and Iuditious those dayes afforded.

  9. They brought with them a strong confection of opium, which they presented to their hosts, who, highly delighted, greedily devoured it, and such were the effects that they became madder than ever.

  10. The whole fruit is used in making a confection often prescribed as an astringent.

  11. They also use the gum made by evaporating the juice of the ripe fruit, as a confection and an antiscorbutic.

  12. Everything at the dinner table was in keeping to Betty’s eyes, from the translucent china cups to the dainty blown bubbles of confection served with ice-cream; all so fragile that even one of her small brown fingers might crush them.

  13. The child had been content to extract but fleeting moments of sweetness from the confection and as the weeks passed had in the time-honored custom kept the canes shining.

  14. The confection of other narcotic plants may be made in the same way.

  15. Nitre, 1 part; confection of roses, 6 parts; oil of juniper, a few drops.

  16. The addition of even a small quantity of water or syrup causes the confection "to become soon mouldy, or rancid, or both.

  17. This confection is intended as a substitute for the once celebrated Mithridate, philonium, and theriaca of the old Pharmacop[oe]ias.

  18. It is best combined with a little confection of orange peel, which effectually covers the taste of the copaiba.

  19. Confection of roses and powdered gum, of each 1 oz.

  20. This preparation differs from the aromatic confection of the other British colleges, in not containing chalk.

  21. From confection of orange and sesquioxide of iron (Ph.

  22. Both this and the confection of red roses have a brighter colour, if made without heat, or touching metallic vessels.

  23. This confection is an agreeable tonic and stomachic; it is much used as an adjunct to bitter and purgative powders, and as a vehicle for the sesquioxide of iron.

  24. Burnt sponge, made into a confection with syrup of orange peel.

  25. The consistence of the newly made confection should be sufficiently solid to prevent a separation of the ingredients, and yet soft enough to allow of it being easily swallowed without previous mastication.

  26. Coffee can be used as a flavoring in almost any dessert or confection where a flavoring agent is employed.

  27. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.

  28. A salve or confection of thick consistency.

  29. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and medicinal purposes.

  30. A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade.

  31. A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.

  32. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.

  33. An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindoos.

  34. A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc.

  35. A kind of sugar confection which dissolves easily in the mouth.

  36. Is it really absolutely necessary to do so, if you wear this frippery confection of dry-goods?

  37. Your implication does seem to bar the beautiful confection from our table entirely; and yet, do you know, it wouldn't alarm me a bit to have that dessert attack us some night when you and I are at dinner quite alone and unprotected.

  38. The confection may be finished at once and packed dry, but the better method of preservation is in the liquid.

  39. This confection is rich in flavor and most attractive in shape.

  40. As the confection sets, mark it off in squares, and be sure to run the knife under the whole sheet to free it from the marble.

  41. Yellow carrots can be used, but in that case the resulting confection will differ from preserved ginger in color, although not in taste.

  42. The confection is ready for the serving dish as soon as it is cool enough to leave the mold.

  43. If the sugar is damp, it will mat so that the confection is "mussy" to the eye and unpleasant to the palate.

  44. This attractive confection is in reality a cream, but a cream so different from the ordinary nut cream that it seems to fall into a separate class.

  45. If it is desired to have the confection all edible, use a piece of angelique for the stem; a twig from a vine or bush really looks better, however.

  46. The ideal result is a confection that is very little larger than the real almond with a thin layer of cream between translucent nut meats.

  47. Do not use this plan with any confection the surface of which is wet from the application of pastes.

  48. The confection described below and pictured opposite page 72 is good to look at, good to eat, and comparatively easy to make.

  49. In order to leave the confection with a glossy surface, it is possible to add to the crystal a very small quantity of gum Arabic.

  50. If molded, care should be taken that the finished confection is not more than half an inch thick.

  51. If odours may worke satisfaction," wrote Gerard in his Herball, "they are so soveraigne in plants and so comfortable that no confection of the apothecaries can equall their excellent vertue.

  52. The Wezeer replied, For thy faulty preparation of the confection of pomegranate-grains, because thou madest it deficient in pepper.

  53. The Wezeer said to him, Art thou he who cooked the confection of pomegranate-grains?

  54. He then said, By Allah, I imagined that I made a confection of pomegranate-grains containing but little pepper.

  55. And she arose, and brought him a saucer of confection of pomegranate-grains, which happened to be somewhat deficient in sweetness; and she said to the eunuch, Sit down with thy master.

  56. Here also they took him out; and the Wezeer said to him, Art thou he who cooked the confection of pomegranate grains?

  57. Which goes to show that a woman can put her finger into a political pie and draw it out without even a stain, while to touch that same confection ever so lightly would dye a man's hand blood red.

  58. Caroline smiled happily as she went back to the mixing of the confection of affection to be administered to David with his tea as by request, and she laughed as she heard Phoebe's mighty splash.

  59. King, whereat the Takruri man drew forth a bag and brought out from it somewhat that resembled a confection and gave it to him with due injunctions.

  60. There most cunningly did Logistica lyke an Orator make a discourse in commendation physically of that excellent confection of the noblenes of the substaunce, secrecie of the art, and straungenes of the inuention.

  61. This was eaten without any drinking vpon it, and it was a Confection to prohibite all Feuers, and to driue away Melancholy wearines.


  62. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "confection" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    admixture; alloy; amalgam; blend; brew; candy; combination; comfit; composite; composition; compound; concoction; confection; confectionery; conserve; decoction; ensemble; gelatin; glaze; honey; icing; jam; jelly; marmalade; meringue; mixture; mousse; paste; preserve; sweet; sweetmeat