Turkish Delight ( wasRe: [Sca-cooks] Chocolate)

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

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From: Elaine
Koogler

You know, I thought Turkish Delights were a period sweet, though I've never
seen

a period recipe or any real documentation for this.  Anyone have
any thoughts on

this?

There is a Catalan/Spanish confection called aloxas/alosses/alojas.
It is made from sugar, water, rosewater, and almidon (wheat starch), cooked
until thick, and then poured into a box.  Recipes appear in the 14th
century _Libre de totes Maneres de Confits_ (with a marzipan underlayer) and in
the _Manual de Mugeres_.  I *know* we had an extended discussion about
aloxas some time ago, but cannot find the messages.  There may be earlier
Arabic recipes for this kind of sweet.





Brighid ni Chiarain

--- Robin Carroll-Mann

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