SC - Hulwa

[Kiriel & Chris]

Weiszbrod, Barbara A wrote:
> 
>         Duke Cariadoc suggested to Drake to make Hulwa out of his
> "molasas honey".  I just recently tasted Hulwa for the first time and it
> was quite good, if a bit pasty.
> 
>         I have a question though.  What excactly is hulwa?  On the
> ingredients list for the candy it said tahini, hulwa....etc.  Is it a
> flavoring?  Does it come from a plant?  Or am I
> missunderstanding/missremembering what I read?
> 
>         Alys D.


Hulwa (known sometimes as halva) here is really just a kind of solid
sweet tahini! It is basically ground sesame seeds with honey.  (I do
love the sort that you can buy with chocolate swirls through it; not
period of course but scrumptious)

Kiriel
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