Rahat El Halkum
Turkish Delight
Ingredients
1 lb. Sugar
11/2-pints water
1/4-tspn. tartaric acid
3 oz. cornflour
7 oz. icing suga
1/ 2 oz. honey
lemon juice and rosewater to flavour
How to make Rahat El Halkum (Turkish Delight)
Boil sugar and 1/4-pint water until soft ball (240° F.) Add tartaric acid.
Blend icing sugar and cornflour with remaining water.
Boil and beat until thick and clear.
Add syrup gradually.
Boil for 25 — 30 minutes, stirring and adding a few drops of lemon juice.
Mixture should be straw-coloured and transparent.
Add honey and a few drops of rosewater.
Pour half the mixture into a buttered tin.
Colour the remainder pink and pour into another tin.
Cut with a knife.