Holiday recipe: Chocolate-covered candied orange peel
The practice of preserving fruit in sugar dates back to antiquity. More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Romans preserved fruit in this way using honey. During the Crusades, Europeans arriving in the Middle East discovered pâtes de fruits, jams and candied fruit. These sweet and flavourful confections eventually made their way to France by … Continue reading Holiday recipe: Chocolate-covered candied orange peel