Candied Fruit

Ingredients

• a pound of loaf sugar
• a small cup of water
• the fruit to be candied

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve the sugar in water over moderate heat.

2. 2

   Once dissolved, boil and add the fruit.

3. 3

   Stir continually until the sugar granulates over the fruit.

4. 4

   Remove and dry in a warm oven.

5. 5

   Repeat if not sufficiently candied.

As published

This recipe was extracted from La cuisine creole (1885) by Lafcadio Hearn, page 89. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a pound of loaf sugar, put a small cup of water, and when it is dissolved, set it over a moderate fire, and let it boil ; when it boils, put in the fruit to be candied

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.