The process, craft, or industry of making candy and confections; the art and skill involved in candy production.
Compound from candy + making (from make + -ing); parallel to glassmaking, bookmaking, and other -making gerund nouns referring to crafts or industries.
Candymaking is a precise science—the temperature of the sugar determines everything, and a difference of just a few degrees can mean the difference between taffy and rock candy!
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