In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONFECT
candy, confect
(noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
confect, confection, comfit
(verb) make into a confection; “This medicine is home-confected”
confect
(verb) make or construct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
confect (third-person singular simple present confects, present participle confecting, simple past and past participle confected)
(transitive) To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
(transitive, obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
Noun
confect (plural confects)
(obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confected; p. pr. & vb. n. Confecting.] Etym: [L. confectus, p. p. of conficere to prepare. See Comfit.]
1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.] Saffron confected in Cilicia. W. Browne.
2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.] Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert. [My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.
Con"fect, n.
Definition: A comfit; a confection. [Obs.] At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects. Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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