SC - Carrot candy and carrot jalabs

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 14 Feb 00,, that Stefan li Rous wrote:

> I remembered while reading this a period Syrup of Carrots recipe that is
> in my jalabs-msg file. It is:
[snip]
> > <quote>Syrup of Carrots
> > Take four ratls of carrots, after removing the fibers [lit. "nerves"]
> > that are in the centers, and cook them in water until their substance
> > comes out. Then take the clear part of it and add it to three ratls of
> > honey, cleaned of its foam.
[snip]
> > Crystal of the Westermark
> 
> Since you are throwing out the water in this recipe, I wonder if you could
> use it to make the Syrup of Carrots? Or do you need to cook the carrots
> longer to make the Syrup than you want to to make the Carrot Candy?

It seems to me that the Syrup of Carrots recipe calls for boiling the 
carrots until they dissolve.  On the other hand, the candy recipe says to 
cook the grated carrots "un rato" -- a short while.  My interpretation is 
that this is just meant to parboil the carrots.  To turn the water into 
carrot juice suitable for syrup-making, I think you would have to cook 
the carrots much longer.  However, your suggestion to cook other 
carrots in the no-longer-needed water seems quite workable.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
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