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Candied fruit
Alternative names
glacé fruit
Type
Confectionery
Main ingredients
Fruit or peel, syrup
Media: Candied fruit
Candied fruit, also known as glacé fruit, is whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it. Depending on the size and type of fruit, this process of preservation can take from several days to several months.[1] This process allows the fruit to remain edible for up to a year.[2] It has existed since the 14th century.[1]
The continual process of drenching the fruit in syrup causes the fruit to become saturated with sugar, preventing the growth of spoilage microorganisms due to resulting osmotic pressure.[3]
Fruits which are commonly candied include cherries, pineapple, greengages, pears, peaches and melon, as well as ginger root.[4] The principal candied peels are orange and citron; these, together with candied lemon peel, are the usual ingredients of mixed chopped peel. Candied vegetables are also made, from vegetables such as pumpkin, turnip and carrot.[5]
Though recipes vary, the general principle is to boil, then steep fruit in increasingly stronger sugar solutions for a number of weeks, then dry off any remaining water.[6]
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