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Halkoum (turkish Delight)

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Turkish Candy 64 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 lb Glucose
5 1/2 lb Granulated sugar
3/4 lb Cornstarch
1 Lemon, juice of
1 t Pulverized mastic
3 Food coloring, if desired
more or less
3 T Orange blossom water or rose
water
3 up to
4 oz Almonds or pistachios
chopped
Cornstarch to dust the tray
Powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

From: UmTarek@aol.com  Date: Sun, 17 Dec 95 03:35:42 GMT Put the
glucose and the granulated  sugar into a large pan with 2 cups of
water. Stir well and bring to a  boil, stirring occasionally. Put the
cornstarch into another large  pan. Add 6 cups water gradually,
stirring until well mixed. Bring to  the boil slowly, stirring all the
time, until you have a smooth,  creamy white paste. Add this slowly to
the hot sugar and water syrup,  stirring vigorously so that no lumps
form.  Bring to a boil again, and cook, uncovered, over a constant low
flame  for 3 hours, stirring as often as possible with a wooden spoon.
If  the flame is too high, the bottom of the mixture will tend to
carmelize.  The mixture must be cooked until it reaches the right
consistency.  THis takes about 3 hours, and on this depends the success
of the  recipe. To test the consistency, squeeze a small blob of the
mixture  between two fingers. Only when it clings to both fingers as
they are  drawn apart, making gummed threads, is it ready. It may then
have  acquired a warm golden color. Add the lemon juice and the
flavorings.  THe mastic should be ground with a little granulated sugar
to be  successfully pulverized. Add coloring if you wish. Stir
vigorously  and cook a few minutes longer. Add the chopped nuts and mix
well.  Pour the hot mixture out about 1 inch deep into trays that have
been  dusted with cornstarch to prevent sticking. Flatten it with a
knife  and leave it to set for at least 24 hours. THen cut into squares
with  a sharp knife, and roll in sifted powdered sugar. The Halkoum
will  keep for a long time packed in a box.  From "A Book of Middle
Eastern Food" by Claudia Roden  REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES  /CANDY  From
rec.food.cooking archives.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe  Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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