Loukoumi (Honey and Pistachio Sweet)

Ingredients

• one pound of honey
• one ounce of gelatine
• half the rind of a large lemon
• the rind of one orange
• the juice of one orange
• two ounces of pistachio nuts
• one tablespoonful of brandy
• a small teacupful of cold water

Method

1. 1

   Soak gelatine in water until soft.

2. 2

   Boil gelatine with honey for 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Add thinly peeled orange and lemon rind, and brandy.

4. 4

   Let stand for 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove peels, add orange juice and pistachios, and cook for 5 more minutes.

6. 6

   Pour into a greased tin, cool, cut into squares, roll in cornflour, and let dry before rolling in icing sugar.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Banquets of the nations (1911) by Robert H. Christie, page 84. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Loukoumi. (Honey and Pistachio Sweet.) Take one pound of honey, one ounce of gelatine, half the rind of a large lemon, the rind and juice of one orange, two ounces of pistachio nuts, one tablespoonful brandy, and a small teacupful of cold water. Soak the gelatine in the water, and, when quite soft, put it along with the honey on to boil for twenty minutes, giving an occasional stir. Peel the rind of the orange

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