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{{Quote|Mrs. Weasley had sent ''[Harry]'' a scarlet jumper with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}} |
{{Quote|Mrs. Weasley had sent ''[Harry]'' a scarlet jumper with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}} |
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− | '''Nut brittle''' is a confection, usually very hard and brittle, which consists of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts. [[Molly Weasley]] gave [[Harry Potter]] a box of nut brittle for [[Christmas]] in [[1993]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' - Chapter 11 (''The Firebolt'')</ref> |
+ | '''Nut brittle''' is a confection, usually very hard and brittle, which consists of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy (usually brittle toffee) embedded with nuts. [[Molly Weasley]] gave [[Harry Potter]] a box of nut brittle for [[Christmas]] in [[1993]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' - Chapter 11 (''The Firebolt'')</ref> |
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+ | In British English, "candy" refers almost exclusively to hard sugar confectionery. |
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Revision as of 05:02, 6 March 2013
- "Mrs. Weasley had sent [Harry] a scarlet jumper with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle."
- — Description.[src]
Nut brittle is a confection, usually very hard and brittle, which consists of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy (usually brittle toffee) embedded with nuts. Molly Weasley gave Harry Potter a box of nut brittle for Christmas in 1993.[1]
Linguistic note
In British English, "candy" refers almost exclusively to hard sugar confectionery.
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 11 (The Firebolt)