Wiktionary
n. Any fruit that has been preserved by treatment with a sugar syrup and dried
WordNet
n. fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals [syn: crystallized fruit]
Wikipedia
Candied fruit, also known as crystallized fruit or glacé fruit, has existed since the 14th century. Whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, are placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it. Depending on size and type of fruit, this process of preservation can take from several days to several months. This process allows the fruit to retain its quality for a year.
The continual process of drenching the fruit in syrup causes the fruit to become saturated with sugar, preventing the growth of spoilage microorganisms due to the unfavourable osmotic pressure this creates.
Fruits that are commonly candied include dates, cherries, pineapple, and a root, ginger. The principal candied peels are orange and citron; these with candied lemon peel are the usual ingredients of mixed chopped peel (which may also include glacé cherries). The marron glacé is among the most prized of candied confections.
Recipes vary from region to region, but the general principle is to boil the fruit, steep it in increasingly strong sugar solutions for a number of weeks, and then dry off any remaining water.
Usage examples of "candied fruit".
He snatched the candied fruit bag as he went, without a backward look.
The young ferret ate some candied fruit and an oatfarl from the haversack, scooping up the clear rushing water in his paws to drink.
Thelma Mitchell glared at me and took three pieces of candied fruit, with her teeth clinched on her lower lip.
I turn my head quickly and try to concentrate on the shelf of food colorings, candied fruit, and cake decorations.
Even seemingly bluff, blunt types like Thorisin and Onomagoulos proved as steeped in double-dealing as candied fruit in honey.
When they visited last summer, Kitty had made a batch of cookie dough just for Kyle and Jennie, which theyd decorated with sprinkles and colored stars and bits of candied fruit.
The wind howled through the hall, lashing the artificial trees to frenzy, dislodging clockwork song birds, candied fruit, and dwarf musicians from their branches, overturning candles everywhere.
Mavrix had nothing but scorn for Baivers), ripe and candied fruit, and several eggs from the castle henhouse.
Inside of the box were chocolates and bonbons and some candied fruit.