[Sca-cooks] period candy

[Stefan li Rous]

Lady Orlaith of Storvik asked:
> Okay so I have a question.  I've been trying to find the beginnings of
> hard candy for making things like pulled sugar and I haven't had much
> luck so far.  Does anyone have a beginning date for such things?  Or
> any
> suggestions on sources?
Perhaps these files in the Florilegium FODD-SWEET section might be of
interest:
candy-msg        (188K) 11/16/01    Period candy. Recipes. Candied
fruit peels.
Candying-art       (9K)  6/29/99    Period and modern descriptions of
the
                                        candying process by Alys
Katharine.
Sgr-a-Cnftns-art  (20K) 12/26/00    "Of Sugar and Confections" by Alys
                                        Katharine, O.L., O.P. (Elise
Fleming).
suckets-msg        (7K)  4/ 1/02    Spices, fruit or fruit peel in a
sugar syrup
Sugarplums-art    (19K)  7/15/98    "Visions of Sugarplums" by Mistress
                                        Renata Kestryl of Highwynds.
Stefan
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