[Vocabulary] Boiled sugar

[khanhhung2512]

I read the definition of barley sugar Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary:
barley sugar: a clear hard candy made from boiled sugar
But what does 'boiled sugar' mean? And what does 'boiled' in 'boiled sugar' mean? What about 'boiled sweet'?
Thanks very much.

 

[bhaisahab]

I read the definition of barley sugar Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary:
barley sugar: a clear hard candy made from boiled sugar
But what does 'boiled sugar' mean? And what does 'boiled' in 'boiled sugar' mean? What about 'boiled sweet'?
Thanks very much.

Have you looked up "boil/boiled" in a dictionary?

 

[JMurray]

I read the definition of barley sugar Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary:
barley sugar: a clear hard candy made from boiled sugar
But what does 'boiled sugar' mean? And what does 'boiled' in 'boiled sugar' mean? What about 'boiled sweet'?

… "boiled sugar" is sugar dissolved in water and heated until it boils. Other ingredients might be added in the process and the resulting liquid, often called a syrup, is allowed to cool to produce a hard sweet/lolly/candy etc, the terms will vary depending on the region.

not a teacher