Turkish Delight

[Jill Pole]

[gal522girl]

Thanks so much for posting the Turkish Delight recipe! I've read all the Chronicles of Narnia (in their original publishing order, was a little confused about the way they're arranged now until I read the reasoning in your FAQ!) when I was much younger, and have just begun reading The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe to my two young sons. Tonight, as we finished chapter nine, I promised to find a recipe for Turkish Delight. You made it so easy! My only question: In the directions, you add "any flavoring" to the ingredients listed. What flavors would be true to the original treat? Is it necessary to add any additional flavoring, or would the lemon juice and orange juice already included be sufficient? I have tried applets & cotlets, but it's been a LONG time. I thought maybe a berry flavoring might be appropriate, but I'm not sure. Thanks again.

[john]

Wow! Way to revive a thread that's been dead almost a year. ;)

[CKinna]

I made Turkish Delight the other night for a LWW Study group. Though I am a part-time professional cook (been cooking in restuarants for 15 years) - my credentials, and I am sure I followed the recipe, my Turkish Delight did not turn out, or if it did it sucked. It morphed from the time it was coated with the powdered sugar mixture to the time it was presented at the library. We all got a big laugh out of it and we dared to try a bit anyway.

[King Edmund]

I'm sure your a good cook and it tasted delicious.

[David]

You can get Turkish Delight in the USA, but it's not popular as a candy. I find it in the international aisles of most big food chains. And in my town, you can get it in Middle Eastern restraurants, of which there are quite a few. (Most people don't know this, so I'll give you this little tidbit of trivia. The biggest concentration of Arab-American in the United States is Dearbourne, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.) Lots of middle-easterners live in my state, so you see Turkish Delight more readily for sale around here.

I don't like it. I remember getting it once as a kid and not liking it and trying it again as an adult--my tastes have not matured over the years.

[Bmat]

[robsia]

[Bmat]

[Mavramorn]

[woodelk]

[jo]

[Puddleglee]