Plural of comfit; multiple candies made by coating fruits, nuts, or spices with hardened sugar layers.
Plural form of 'comfit,' from French 'confit' (preserved/candied), ultimately from Latin 'confectus' (made, prepared). Multiple layered sugar candies.
In historical records and Tudor accounts, 'comfits' appear listed among the most expensive foods imported and served at court—they required artisanal skill with hot sugar and were sometimes even used as medicine, thought to aid digestion and freshen breath.
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