飴あめ粕かす

noun

starch syrup residue; candy dregs

Rare term for the solid byproduct left after extracting starch syrup (水飴) from grains or sweet potatoes. Mostly encountered in historical or technical contexts about traditional confectionery.

• 昔むかしの飴あめ屋やでは、飴あめ粕かすを肥ひ料りょうや家か畜ちくの餌えさに使つかっていた。

  In old candy shops, they used the starch syrup residue as fertilizer or livestock feed.