verb
- present participle of candy; preserving fruit or other food by coating or impregnating with sugar
Usage: culinary
Examples
- She spent the afternoon candying orange peels for the holiday desserts.
- The chef is candying ginger to use as a garnish.
- Candying fruit requires patience and careful temperature control.
- They were candying violets to decorate the wedding cake.
- The process of candying preserves the fruit for months.
- He learned the art of candying from his grandmother.