SC - Carrot candy
Philip & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Sun Feb 13 19:36:11 PST 2000
Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:
>
> Yesterday, I went to a local event -- the Inn of the Black Gryphon -- and
> brought with me the results of my latest redaction. The recipe title
> translates literally as "Grated Carrot". It's a sweetmeat, made from
> finely grated carrot which is parboiled, cooked in honey, then mixed with
> pinenuts and spices. The end product is a very sweet, slightly chewey
> confection. I made two batches. The first came out quite well. The
> second was a little too soft (I misjudged the amount of honey), but still
> quite edible. I went around offering samples to the populace, and the
> reactions seemed to be positive.
>
> I'll post a translation and redaction later. I'm open to suggestions as to
> what to call the stuff. "Grated Carrot", though technically accurate, is
> not very descriptive. I kept using the generic "sweetmeats" when
> offering them to folks (except when I aproached the Moose Lodge
> employees who were staffing the cash bar, and instead offered them
> "candy".) Is there a generic term for this kind of sweet? I don't know
> what it's closest to, though I suspect it's related to the Arabic halvah.
> (Did I mention that this is a Spanish recipe? Did I need to?)
>From your description, but before getting to the end of your post, I
decided it sounded like carrot hulwah. Great minds, etc. Carrot fudge, perhaps?
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
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