Comfit
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| Type | Confectionery |
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| Main ingredients | Dried fruits, nuts, seeds or spices, sugar candy |
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Comfits are confectionery consisting of dried fruits, nuts, seeds or spices coated with sugar candy, often through sugar panning. Almond comfits (also known as sugared almonds or Jordan almonds) in a muslin bag or other decorative container are a traditional gift at baptism and wedding celebrations in many countries of Europe and the Middle East, a custom which has spread to other countries such as Australia and Puerto Rico. Licorice comfits (sometimes sold as torpedoes) [1] are typically multi-colored, while almond comfits are usually white for weddings and may be brightly colored for other occasions.
A late medieval recipe for comfits[2] is based on anise seeds, and suggests also making comfits with fennel, caraway, coriander, and diced ginger. These aniseed comfits seem to be a precursor of modern aniseed balls.
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French almond comfits for a baptism -
Red almond comfits, called confetti rossi, are used in Italy to celebrate the conferring of a degree.
See also
- Kompeito
- Dragée
- Sugar plums
- Mukhwas
- Good & Plenty
- London drops, a similar candy sold in Finland and Sweden
- Sprinkles
- Confectionery in the English Renaissance
- List of almond dishes
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Liquorice Torpedoes". Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ *British Library, Harleian collection, BL MS Harley. 2378. Composite Miscellany of Medical, Culinary and Alchemical Texts and Recipes. late 14th–15th cent.
