[Sca-cooks] Turksih delight

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Thea wrote:
> Does anyone have a recipe for Turkish delight that is not based on
> cornstarch? Assuming that cornstarch was not available before 1492.   

> On Jan 31, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:
>> Turkish delight is generally attributed to the Turkish confectioner, Hadji Bekir, who 
>> introduced the confection in Constatinople in the 18th Century. 

Turkish Delight, as has been pointed out, is waaaaay out of period for the SCA.

In modern recipes cornstarch is substituted for wheat starch. While i can't find it in supermarkets, most halal markets in my area carry wheat starch. Failing a local shop, there are always internet shops.

Urtatim (that's oor-tah-TEEM)