▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Par ma ▁vio let ▁variety ▁of ▁the ▁flower . ▁ ▁The ▁swe ets ▁are ▁hard , ▁b icon ca ve ▁disc - sh aped ▁swe ets , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁F izz ers ▁product ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁company ▁but ▁without ▁their ▁f izz iness . ▁Sw izz els ▁Mat low ▁have ▁also ▁released ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁Gi ant ▁Par ma ▁V io lets . ▁ ▁Ing red ients ▁are ▁sugar , ▁ste ar ic ▁acid , ▁modified ▁st arch , ▁gl uc ose ▁sy rup , ▁and ▁anth oc yan in . ▁ ▁P rec urs ors ▁The ▁pet als ▁of ▁vio lets ▁have ▁long ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁her bal ism ▁for ▁their ▁medic inal ▁properties , ▁even ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Dios cor ides . ▁" V io let ▁tables ", ▁a ▁sug ary ▁lo zen ge ▁flav oured ▁with ▁vio lets , ▁was ▁made ▁before ▁ 1 6 2 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁cr ushed ▁vio let ▁pet als , ▁rose water ▁and ▁sugar ▁were ▁combined ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁early ▁type ▁of ▁con fection ery ▁known ▁as ▁flower ▁pas try . ▁These ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁flav our ing ▁a ▁c ake , ▁or ▁m ould ed ▁into ▁past ils ▁and ▁e aten ▁as ▁swe ets . ▁In ▁the ▁Edward ian ▁era , ▁vio let ▁flav oured ▁ch oc olate ▁and ▁liqu or ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁sick ness . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁Par ma ▁V io lets ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁ 1