What was the original "candy" made of?

About 80 million years ago, bees were born near the Himalayas. Honey may be the most primitive "candy" eaten by human beings.

As early as the pre-Qin period, you may be the earliest "candy" invented in ancient times.

After the Song and Ming Dynasties, people in China made more and more candy patterns. Sesame candy, hammer candy and waxberry candy were the best candy in the world at that time. ?

Perhaps to enjoy the taste of chewing, people invented inflatable candy. The most representative is nougat. In addition, with the continuous extraction of glucose syrup, condensed milk and stearin, caramel with unique burnt taste has also appeared in Britain and America, and toffee, which we are most familiar with, is one of the best. Toffee is so popular that its color is named "Toffee Color". Since then, all fashion clothes and electrical appliances similar to brown have been associated with Toffee. ?

18th century-fish skin peanuts, Guangzhou in late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China-candy, ginger candy, maltose, mints, etc. In 1950s and 1960s, Amomum villosum strips, various preserved fruits and white rabbit toffee came out, and in 1970s and 1980s, toffee, lollipop and toy candy came out.