National Hard Candy Day Most #HardCandies are 100% sugar with flavoring and colors added. To achieve a #HardCandy, confectioners boil a sugar syrup to 320 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the temperature is reached, the hot, pliable sugar is poured into molds or rolled and folded into shapes and left to cool. Once cool, solid sugar becomes hardened and brittle. Hard candies have been used for many purposes, including: * Medicine: Early hard candies like peppermints and lemon drops were prescribed to treat stomach ailments. Apothecaries also used sugar candy to make prescriptions more palatable. * Raising blood sugar: People with hypoglycemia carry hard candies to quickly raise their blood sugar levels. * Troop morale: During World War I and World War II, soldiers were given hard candies to boost morale and provide quick energy. 🍬🍭 #NationalHardCandyDay #FoodOfTheDay Nobert Sales & Marketing Services #NobertSales #Food #FoodSolutions #FoodService #FoodServiceSolutions #FoodSales #WeKnowFood #FoodConsultant #FoodDude
