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ERYNGOSea holly -- its candied root used to be prepared as a sweetmeat (6)
DUCKA paddling-, plump-, sord- or team-forming webfooted waddling waterfowl, such as a mallard or a teal, that displays a range of behaviours from dabbling to head dipping and can be prepared as a meal (4
GINGERIngredient derived from a rhizome which is often crystallised as a sweetmeat or used to flavour Cornish fairings, haymaker's punch, parkin, pop or snaps (6)
WASABIRoot used to be a bit short (6)
PORTOBOMUSHROOMIts caps can be prepared as substitute hamburger buns or pizza crusts
IVYWith holly, it's decorative (3)
NOUGATYou have a point! There's a form of gout such a sweetmeat can give (6)
KIBBEHLevantine literal "ball" of spiced bulgur wheat and lamb prepared as a savoury snack or as part of a meze (6)
ARNICAHerb related to daisies, camomile, calendula, marigold and sunflowers, traditionally prepared as a remedy for bruises (6)
TEASELPlant of the genus Dipsacus with sea holly-like seed-heads upon which goldfinches feed (6)
HOMINYCoarsely ground maize prepared as a food by boiling in milk or water (6)
TOFFEEA sweetmeat (6)
BONBONA sweetmeat that's soft in the middle (3,3)
DREWUPPrepared, as a contract
PRIMEDPrepared, as a pump
BAITEDPrepared, as a fishhook
BREWEDPrepared, as a potion
ANGELICAIts candied leaf stalks may be used in a glace (8)
LIQUORICEPapilionaceous stick-like "sweet root" used to flavour "all sorts" of things, from Pontefract cake to a confection resembling the lace of a boot (9)
APPLEPIE____ bed, one prepared as a practical joke so as to be difficult to get into (5,3)