Candyfloss (US: cotton candy), usually white or pink. Pink spun sugar was first demonstrated at the Paris Exhibition in 1800. It can often be seen at fair grounds where threads of candyfloss are wound rapidly round a stick which is dipped into a rapidly rotating drum.
A sugar or candy thermometer is used to measure the temperature and therefore the stage of a cooking sugar solution. The final texture of candy depends on the sugar concentration. As the syrup is heated, it boils, water evaporates, the sugar concentration increases, and the boiling point rises. A given temperature corresponds to a particular sugar concentration. In general, higher temperatures and greater sugar concentrations result in hard, brittle candies, and lower temperatures result in softer candies. The stages of sugar cooking are as follows. Wikipedia has excellent information about the temperatures of the different stages.
Boiled down intermediate syrup from sugar cane. Good table syrup. It is often blended with maple syrup.
Canna is a tropical plant with a fleshy underground stem which is eaten as a vegetable. Some varieties produce an edible starch. This is used in Australia where it is known as Queensland arrowroot.
Cannellini beans are small white haricot beans (US: navy beans). Creamy white, slim, elongated kidney-shaped beans. They are excellent in salads, especially with red onions, tuna, lemon and parsley or with blanched green beans, or with tomatoes and olives. They are also good in soups and stews.
