hardbake

/'hɑ:dbeik/

Thân thiện

A child enjoys a piece of hardbake from a paper bag.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of British confectionery: "hardbake" is a traditional British sweet or candy, characterized by its firm, brittle texture. It is made by boiling together molasses (or sometimes treacle) and butter until the mixture hardens upon cooling, and is typically studded with almonds.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The old-fashioned sweet shop sold hardbake alongside other traditional treats like humbugs and toffee.
  • She made a batch of hardbake for the village fete, using her grandmother's recipe.

Advanced Usage

• As a cultural reference: "Hardbake" can be used to evoke a sense of traditional British confectionery or childhood nostalgia.
  • The novel's description of the seaside shop, with its jars of hardbake, perfectly captured a bygone era.

Variants and Related Words

• Almond brittle: A similar confection, though "brittle" (like peanut brittle) is a more general term in American English for a hard candy with nuts.
• Toffee: A related sweet made by caramelizing sugar or molasses with butter, which can have a softer or harder texture.

Synonyms

• Confection: A general term for a sweet food item.
• Sweetmeat: An old-fashioned term for a sweet delicacy.

Related Phrases

• A piece of hardbake: The standard phrasing for an individual portion of this candy.
  • He offered me a piece of hardbake from the paper bag.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds