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A combination of sugar and water that is cooked over a low to medium heat setting, stirring contents until the sugar is fully dissolved and the mixture is clear.

A granulized cane sugar common in Mexican regions that is processed into a fine textured sweetener. Slightly tannish-white in color, azucar morena sugar provides a sweet caramel flavor when added to foods.

A variety of sugar, common in Asian countries, which is formed into the shape of a rough crystal. Yellow lump sugar is sticky textured with an irregular surface.

A partially refined sugar, which is light brown in color, coarse textured, and contains the natural molasses that is present in sugarcane.

A type of confection prepared with sugar, corn syrup, peanuts, and butter that has the flavor of buttery, caramelized sugar surrounding a flat layer of peanuts.

A hardened form of cane sugar that is formed into large crystals to be served as a sweetener. Clear and hard in consistency, rock sugar is often used to flavor teas, soups, marinades, and sauces.

In reference to wine, "sugar residue" is a term describing the sugar that has not turned to alcohol and remains in the wine.

A sugar syrup that is made into a pliable form to be used as a flavored candy or as an icing that is flattened into a sheet form to be laid over a cake.

An old-fashioned tan-colored confection made with brown sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla. The ingredients are cooked in a saucepan and are stirred constantly until heated to the soft ball stage.

A natural sweetener produced from the sap of maple trees, especially the North American sugar maple and the black maple.

The stalks from the sugar cane plant that have been boiled to make them edible. The light brown skin is peeled back to expose the fibrous, white flesh that is chewy, slightly juicy, and sweet tasting.

A flavorful vegetable that is a cross between snow peas and garden peas. The Sugar Snap Peas are eaten in the pods and do not require shelling.

Shaped like an elongated oval, this variety of winter squash is a relative to the Delicata family squash species.

A ham that is wet or dry cured where sugar is at least ½ of the sweetening ingredient used in the curing mix.

A confection made with sugar or honey, along with roasted nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios or walnuts, and sometimes pieces of candied fruit are added.

A confection made by mixing nuts with boiling sugar syrup and then dropping the mixture in nugget sized drops onto a butter surface, allowing to cool.

A decorative confectionery made from sugar that is often added to cakes, cookies and other baked goods.

A sweet cotton-like confection served on a stick that is created by spinning sugar in a metal vat and allowing it to build a flossy head of candy as the stick is rotated around the vat.

A rich white or dark chocolate candy containing a center of ingredients such as chocolate, cream, sugar, corn syrup, cocoa butter, flavorings, caramel, nuts, and fruit that are mixed together and formed into a ball shape.

Made to resemble an enlarged kernel of corn, this sweet confection was first created during the 1800's and continues to be a popular treat today.