[Sca-cooks] Does anyone know of an English language source for Pişmaniye (Turkish cotton candy)?

[Johnna Holloway]

Ok, the source you need to see is Mary Isin's Sherbet and Spice. The Complete Story of Turkish Sweets and Desserts. 
Chapter 17 is on "Keten Helva (Pişmaniye)," pages 137-142.
Isin is quite clear that while it has the texture of fine strands, the resemblance to candy floss ends there. She does include
the long fifteenth century recipe translated into English. See page 139.

The book should be available through interlibrary loan through your local public library or it can be purchased through Amazon. 

Johnnae

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> On Jul 10, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Alec Story <avs38 at cornell.edu> wrote:
> 
> Yeah, I'm aware of the difference.  I found out about it by watching a
> video on a related recipe:
> Earlier
> Let me check and see if I have moved Isin's book yet and what she she says.
> 
> Johnnae
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Jul 10, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Alec Story <avs38 at cornell.edu> wrote:
>> The Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%9Fmaniye)
> claims
>> that there's a 1430s reference to it, but the source referenced is a book
>> and looks like it's in Turkish.  I'd love to have a citation in English
>> that I could use to verify the date. Cotton candy looks like it would be
> a fun dessert or subtlety if the date
>> holds up and it is period.
>> - Þórfinnr Hróðgeirsson
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