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[[Image:Candied mixed peel.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Candied mixed peel]]
'''Candied fruit''' or '''Glacé fruit''', also known as '''�crystallised� fruit''', has been around since the 14th century. Whole [[fruit]], smaller pieces of [[fruit]], or pieces of peel, are placed in heated sugar syrup thereby absorbing the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserving it. Depending on size and type of fruit, this process of preservation can take from several days to several months.

The continual process of drenching the fruit in syrup causes the fruit to become saturated with [[sugar]], thereby preventing the growth of spoilage microorganisms.

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.

The high sugar content of finished glace fruits inhibits the growth of microorganisms, and glace fruits will keep for a number of years without any additional methods of preservation.

Fruits that hold up well to being preserved in this manner include [[cherries]], [[plums]], [[peaches]], [[apricots]], [[pears]], [[starfruit]], [[pineapple]], [[apples]], and [[citrus fruits]]. [[Angelica]] is rarely seen in western cooking except as a glace fruit.
== How much does one cup of candied fruit weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
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|Candied Fruit||1 Cup||225 g||8 oz
|}
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== How much does one cup of candied peel weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
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!style="min-width: 40%;"|'''Grams'''
!style="min-width: 40%;"|'''Ounces'''
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #f8f2d7;"
|Candied Peel||1 Cup||75 g||3 oz
|}
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'''Conversion notes:'''<br />
Every [[ingredient]] has a cups to ounces or grams conversion table. Search for the ingredient, cup to weight conversions are at the end of each ingredient page.

We also have a [[generic conversion table]] and a [[portions per person lookup]].

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Chef at 16:01, 7 October 2024