To Candy Fruit

Ingredients

• prepared fruit
• loaf sugar

Directions

1. Steep the prepared fruit in syrup.

2. Place the fruit in an open sieve until the bottom is covered with one layer.

3. Quickly steep the fruit in scalding water to remove excess syrup.

4. Drain the fruit on a napkin.

5. Finely powder the loaf sugar and sift it over the fruit until they are evenly coated.

6. Arrange the fruit on strainers or the reverse end of small sieves without them touching.

7. Place them in a gently warmed oven and watch carefully, turning them until dry.

8. Maintain a consistent oven temperature until the fruit is completely dry.