stringing candied haws means stringing haws into a string with bamboo sticks, and sprinkling sugar on the string of haws. Sugar-coated haws, also known as Sugar-Coated Berry, is a traditional snack, which is common in the north. Wild fruits such as hawthorn are strung with bamboo sticks and dipped in maltose syrup, which quickly hardens in the wind. It tastes sour and sweet.