[Sca-cooks] alajú question

[Elaine Koogler]

I would think they would look in the nut-candy-msg file...but those 
looking in the candy-msg file might be looking for something like this 
as well. It definitely is not a spread! Yes, I know that the original 
says "paste", but it's different from our concept of paste. The same is 
true of the quince conserve...I usually think of that as a spread, but, 
if you read the directions, it says to dry it out and cut into 
pieces...or words to that effect. So it comes out more like a candy as well.

Kiri

Kiri

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Thank you for posting this, Kiri. But I have a question about it.
>
>> Recipe for making a conserve of alajú (a delicacy of Arabic origin,
>> basically a *paste* made of almonds, walnuts, or pine nuts, toasted
>> breadcrumbs, spices, and honey).
>
> So is the final product supposed to be a cake or a paste? It says 
> "paste" near the top but it mentions "cakes" near the end. "put it in 
> boxes" could be either cakes or a paste, since quince paste is often 
> sold that way.
>
> I was at first going to put this in my spreads-msg file but maybe it 
> should go in candy-msg or since there are a number of period nut candy 
> recipes, perhaps I should split some of the candy file off as 
> nut-candy-msg? Where would folks look for this kind of recipe?
>
> Thanks,
> Stefan

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