sentences:  A 2009 effort to legally designate Aplets & Cotlets as Washington's official candy failed due to provincial competition between legislators from the state's two geo-cultural regions.Aplets & Cotlets are small, gelatin-like confections baked in powdered-sugar around walnuts.They are similar in taste and consistency to Turkish Delight, on which they are based, but the pectin in the fruit acts as a gelling agent.