[Sca-cooks] Candied ginger?

[Stefan li Rous]

  Mistress Catalina asked:
> Now that you have had your fun :(
> I had a migraine when I wrote my request before,
> and got LESS than helpful info from you all!
Huh? I'm not sure what your migraine has to do with your request.
> I would appreciate getting nice info
> as to how to candy ginger!
> PLEASE!!!!!!
I'm afraid I must have missed your earlier request.
Check this file in the FOOD-SWEETS section of the Florilegium:
candied-peel-msg  (51K)  3/27/04    Candied fruit peels. A late period 
treat.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/candied-peels-msg.html
The process for candying ginger is going to be similar to that for 
candying peel. This file might also be of use:
Candying-art       (9K)  6/29/99    Period and modern descriptions of 
the
                                        candying process by Alys 
Katharine.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/Candying-art.html
As might this one in the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES section:
ginger-msg         (8K)  8/ 4/00    Period use of the spice ginger.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/ginger-msg.html

Stefan
Hmmm. I wonder if you can candy garlic? Hey, there *is* the period 
recipe for candied horseradish.
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