A recipe for Turkish Delight was recently given, which the
author acknowledged was not authentic. The usual process using
Google gives a number of responses and this one seems close to
the traditional one.

http://www.recipesource.com/text/eth...h/delight1.txt

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Title: Turkish Delight
Categories: Candies, Turkish
Yield: 1 servings

2 cup Sugar
2 Tbsp Cornstarch
1 cup Water
1/2 tsp Cream of tartar
1 Tbsp Flavoring *
Food coloring **
1/2 cup Toasted nuts, chopped ***
Confectioners' sugar

* Flavorings: rose, mastic, strawberry, orange or lemon.
** Food coloring: red, yellow, green or orange (depending on flavoring
used)
*** Nuts: almonds or pistachios

Dissolve sugar and cornstarch in water. Add cream of tartar. Boil to
220 degrees F. Cover pot the last 5 minutes. Add flavor and food
color. Add nuts. Pour into oiled shallow pan. When cool, cut into
squares and roll each piece in sifted powdered sugar. Store in plastic
bag.

From: The Complete Greek Cookbook, by Theresa Karas
Yianilos, Avenel Books, New York.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA


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