What are they called?

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Peter Evans Posts: 3049 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 16:00 on 6th April 2008 Snow's all gone now Lyn. Oh well, maybe next time.
Lyn G Posts: 5530 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 17:48 on 6th April 2008 I posted some pics on here, not that good as the light was bad.Lovely sunny pleasantly warm day here now, only in England can you get all the seasons in one day lol
kelly fresh Posts: 18 Joined: 19th Mar 2008 Location: Canada	quotePosted at 02:45 on 7th April 2008 Hi, everyone I heard you over there got snow (it was on the news). Kinda looked like christmas. I don`t feel so bad now because we here on the praires (in Canada, Edmonton to be exact) we got snow too. It been 7 months now of snow on the ground- getting pretty tired of it. Anybody find the answer to my original question?
Sue H. Posts: 3322 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:52 on 7th April 2008 You mean the question about the candy seller? I don't think they have a special name, but I could be wrong.
Peter Evans Posts: 3049 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 12:09 on 7th April 2008 Oh well, I gave Ron enough time to tell you, so I better do it. He is a CONFECTIONER, In England he is anyway. May be something else where you live though.
Peter Evans Posts: 3049 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 12:11 on 7th April 2008 By the way, candy is known as sweets over here. As kids we were always going down the sweet shop.
Peter Evans Posts: 3049 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 12:35 on 7th April 2008 It started to snow again last night, 1.30 am,came down quite heavy for a while. then it froze overnight. Its all gone again now though.
Sue H. Posts: 3322 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:26 on 7th April 2008 I thought a confectioner was someone who made candy, and not sold it? I could be wrong (very rarely though ). We have snow in the mountains. I was hoping to have seen the end of it.
Ron Brind Posts: 2114 Joined: 11th Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 15:23 on 7th April 2008 Peter, I didn't bother to comment because I felt Sue H was correct in the first post response...So confectionist you sweet thing (I was thinking more of an almond nut actually) or perhaps that you are the original fruit and nut case with a chocolate chip on your shoulder!
Lyn G Posts: 5530 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 15:26 on 7th April 2008 I've always known a confectioner as someone who sells sweets etc not makes them. sorry Sue.