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Memorandum, Some of them will candy on the Outsides.

From The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm by Bradley, Richard

"Let us boil the candy hard so that it will candy more quickly," said one.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

If you will candy them withall, you must strew on Sugar three or four times in the drying.

From A Queens Delight The Art of Preserving, Conserving and Candying. As also, A right Knowledge of making Perfumes, and Distilling the most Excellent Waters. by M., W.

N.B.—-When being crystalized the goods should be warm, not hot, or they will candy.

From The Candy Maker's Guide A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling by Fletcher Manufacturing Company

Note, When you will candy it, you must drain it from the Syrup, wash it and candy it as the Orange and Lemon.

From The Art of Confectionary Shewing the Various Methods of Preserving All Sorts of Fruits, Dry and Liquid; viz. Oranges, Lemons, Citrons, Golden Pippins, Wardens, Apricots Green, Almonds, Goosberries, Cherries, Currants, Plumbs, Rasberries, Peaches, Walnuts, Nectarines, Figs, Grapes, &c., Flowers and Herbs; as Violets, Angelica, Orange-Flowers, &c.; Also How to Make All Sorts of Biscakes, Maspins, Sugar-Works, and Candies. With the Best Methods of Clarifying, and the Different Ways of Boiling Sugar. by Lambert, Edward