{{Short description|Fruit preserved with sugar}} {{Use American English|date=December 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox food | name = Candied fruit | image = Candied Fruit - La Boquería.jpg | image_size = | caption = Candied fruit displayed at La Boqueria in Barcelona | alternate_name = glacé fruit | country = | region = | creator = | course = | type = Confectionery | served = | main_ingredient = Fruit or peel, syrup | variations = | calories = | other = }} thumb|Candied orange peel '''Candied fruit''', also known as '''glacé fruit''', is whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it. Depending on the size and type of fruit, this process can take from several days to several months.<ref name="Food Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcandiedfruit.html|title=Food, Facts, and Trivia — Candied Fruit|access-date=2007-11-22|archive-date=January 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111212607/http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcandiedfruit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This process of preservation, which has been used since the 14th century,<ref name="Food Facts" /> allows the fruit to remain edible for up to a year.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-06-fo-1322-story.html|title=LA Times - Proper Storage Keeps Candied Fruit Fresh|website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 6, 1989 |access-date=2016-04-04|archive-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419114652/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-04-06/food/fo-1322_1_candied-fruit-fresh|url-status=live}}</ref>
Fruits which are commonly candied include cherries, pineapple, greengages, pears, peaches and melon, as well as ginger root.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091124075058/http://www.answers.com/topic/candied-fruit-candied-flowers Answers.com (from ''The'']'' Food Lover's Companion'') — candied fruit; candied flowers, with candied cherries being popularly referred to as "glacé cherries". Archived on November 24, 2009. </ref> The principal candied peels are orange and citron; these, together with candied lemon peel, are the usual ingredients of mixed chopped peel. Vegetables such as pumpkin, turnip, carrot, and ''Angelica archangelica'' stems can also be candied.<ref name="lazyfruit">{{cite web|url=https://www.lazayafruits.com/preserved-fruits-blog/how-to-distinguish-quality-candied-fruits/|title=How to distinguish quality candied fruits|date=December 27, 2018 |access-date=2022-12-29|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228221944/https://www.lazayafruits.com/preserved-fruits-blog/how-to-distinguish-quality-candied-fruits/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Though recipes vary, the general principle is to boil, then steep fruit in increasingly stronger sugar solutions for a number of weeks, then dry off any remaining water.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/travel/fare-of-the-country-candied-fruit-of-provence-sweet-tradition.html?pagewanted=1 | work=The New York Times | title=FARE OF THE COUNTRY; Candied Fruit of Provence: Sweet Tradition | first=Kathleen | last=Beckett-Young | date=1989-12-24 | access-date=2010-04-28 | archive-date=July 28, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035651/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/travel/fare-of-the-country-candied-fruit-of-provence-sweet-tradition.html?pagewanted=1 | url-status=live }}</ref> 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 resulting osmotic pressure.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-92425/candied-fruit|title=Britannica Online Encyclopedia — Candied Fruit|access-date=2007-11-23|archive-date=November 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110024557/http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-92425/candied-fruit|url-status=live}}</ref>
As well as snacking on them, candied fruits such as cherries and candied peels are used in fruitcakes or pancakes.<ref name=sietsema>Robert Sietsema. [http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0247,sietsema,40011,15.html "A Short History of Fruitcake"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618100023/http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0247,sietsema,40011,15.html |date=2008-06-18 }}, ''The Village Voice'', November 20–26, 2002.</ref>
== See also == * {{annotated link|Confit}} * {{annotated link|Maraschino cherry}} * {{annotated link|Mostarda}} * {{annotated link|Succade}} * {{annotated link|Tanghulu}} * Sugar panning * Sugar plum
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