SC - Re- Candied Ginger
Alderton, Philippa
phlip at morganco.net
Mon Nov 3 22:47:09 PST 1997
Anise is licorice flavor.
Yecchh :)
Phlip
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>
> Alys Katharine said:
>
> > Thomas Dawson (1596) has it as part of the banquet (dessert) course. My
> > assumption is that the candied version was used as a confection just as
> > candied cubebs, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise and coriander seeds, etc. were
> > used.
>
> I can see candied ginger. I've had that. A bit sharp but reasonable.
> Cinnamon, I can also see. Cinnamon and sugar go together. Are we
> talking about the powder scraped off the bark or the bark itself?
>
> I'm not sure what anise tastes like.
>
> But coriander seeds??? And cubebs???? I thought someone here had
> described cubebs as tasting similar to pepper. Blech.
>
> But perhaps you end up with something closer to modern rock candy
> with a slight tinge of color and flavor from the spices.
>
> Anybody here ever candied any of these spices?
>
> Stefan li Rous
>
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