Hard Candies with Scent and Food Colour
The hard candy was discovered in the 18th century. In those days it was distributed to the Ottoman soldiers from the Palace to show their loyality and faithfulness to the Sultan. In Turkish this candy’s name is akide which comes from the word agreement. Making hard candy needs a proficiency. Today most of its process made by the machines. But this process and the protector metarials causes loss of the taste and the quality. Only the one made by traditional methots is classical hard candy, like ours. The contents of the hard candy are put inside a boiler and boiled until the right temperature and the thickness. During this period the natural herbs are added (ginger, saffron, etc.). When it is the right time the candy will be sloshed on the marble, frequently turned upside down until chilled and hung up to a special hook and lengthened till it gets a lighter color. After it gets the right color it is shaped as a long snake and cut with the scissors or a simple hand tool. Rolled by hand and got cold by a fan. You will be addict of our traditionally handmade hard candies. As long as you provide against the warm surfaces, the candy will keep its freshness.
Ingreditiens: Sugar, water, organic tartaric acid, lemon salt and some scents(aroma) according to the sort: lemon, peperrmint, cinnamon, some fruits.. The sort can be enriched and the ingredients can be changed in your demand. The shelf life is a year. O
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