SC - Carrot candy
Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
Sun Feb 13 14:16:31 PST 2000
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?)
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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