[Sca-cooks] candied fruit peel

[Stefan li Rous]

Morgana asked:
> Trust me on this.  The commercial "fruit peel" really sucks and my mother
> (who is a good cook) tried making her own.  I still think it's chopped up
> erasers.  Dried apricots are much better.

But have you tried the period recipes for making your own fruit peel?
Even if you don't go to all the care and time they did, the results
can still be good. I have found good commercial candied fruit peel,
but not as good as the homemade stuff. Much of the commercial stuff
seems to use chopped peel in a candy base, rather than dipping slices
of peel repeatedly into a sugar syrup.

To make your own, check this file in the FOOD-SWEETS section of the
Florilegium:
candied-peel-msg  (35K)  6/28/01    Candied fruit peels. A late period treat.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/candied-peels-msg.html

I have also found that I like most candied ginger, although even there
I find some variation between brands. I've never tried making candied
ginger myself.
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