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search Liquorice candies in different colours in Jyväskylä,
Finland M&Ms, chocolate with a colored sugar shell.
Confectionery is related to food items that are rich in sugar
and often referred to as a confection. Confectionery refers to
the art of creating sugar based dessert forms, or subtleties
(subtlety or sotelty), often with pastillage. From the Old
French confection, origin of Latin confectio(n-), from
conficere, to "put together".[1][2] The confectionery industry
also includes specialized training schools and extensive
historical records.[3] Traditional confectionery goes back to
ancient times, and continued to be eaten through the Middle Ages
into the modern era. Confections include sweet foods,
sweetmeats, digestive aids that are sweet, elaborate creations,
and something amusing and frivolous.[4]  Modern usage may
include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well. The
words candy (US and Canada), sweets (UK and Ireland), and
lollies (