confection

1. A food rich in sugar (synset 107612255)
   is a type of: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat - something considered choice to eat
   subtypes:

   • confectionery - candy and other sweets considered collectively
   • confiture - preserved or candied fruit
   • sweetmeat - a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)
   • candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
   • hardbake - a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds
   • chewing gum, gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
   • candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple - an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)
   • center, centre - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
   • comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut
   • maraschino, maraschino cherry - cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
   • nonpareil - colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
   same as: sweet
2. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (synset 100928483)
   is a type of: creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
   same as: concoction

1. Make into a confection (synset 201629457)
   "This medicine is home-confected"
   is a type of: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together - create by putting components or members together
   same as: comfit, confect

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