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

Aruvqan aruvqan at gmail.com
Fri Jul 10 14:05:58 PDT 2015


Well, even though it isn't spun sugar, it still sounds interesting.
On 7/10/2015 5:04 PM, Johnna Holloway wrote:
> 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.
>


---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus



More information about the Sca-cooks mailing list