SC - Carrot candy

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

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