Where did candy originate? Detailed answer

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Where did candy originate?

In almost every country in ancient times, people ate something similar to candy. During excavations in Egypt, they found pictures and records containing information about how sweets looked and how they were prepared.

In those days, refined sugar was unknown to people, so honey was consumed as a sweet. And the main component of sweets in Egypt were dates.

In some countries of the East, each tribe had its own confectioner and secret recipes. In these regions, almonds, honey and figs have long been used to make candy.

There is an ancient Roman recipe in which nuts and poppy seeds were boiled with honey, then all this was peppered and sprinkled with honey-soaked sesame seeds. The result was something similar to nougat.

In Europe, they drank sweet syrup, but it was used to cover up the bad taste of medicines. No one thought about making sweets. But when a large amount of sugar from the colonies began to appear in Europe in the XNUMXth century, confectionery became another art form.

The French candied fruits and developed new recipes. One of them was a nut sugar syrup called prolings. He was probably the forerunner of the famous New Orleans praline.

During colonial times and later, maple sugar, molasses, and honey were used in homemade sweets. Our great-great-grandmothers added orris root and ginger glaze and got candy.

The main ingredient used in large-scale candy production is sugar from sugar cane or sugar beets. It was mixed with corn syrup, corn sugar, mint, honey, lemon balm and maple sugar. After that, chocolate, fruits, nuts, eggs, milk and dairy products were added, as well as vanillin and dyes. Some scents were taken from natural sources such as vanillin, lemon, peppermint, while others were obtained artificially.

Author: Likum A.

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