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#Confectionery

3 recipes

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Apricot Fruit Paste

Sieved ripe apricots cooked with equal weight sugar and lemon juice, poured into molds and air-dried — from early 20th century Central European kitchens.

Total time: 75 min

Servings: 10 slices (approx. 50g each)
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Candied Gooseberries

Gooseberries cooked twice in heavy sugar syrup, sun-dried, and rolled in powdered sugar — a patient old confectionery technique for winter storage.

Total time: 2940 min

Servings: 8 portions (approx. 125g each)
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Dalmatian Grape Cheese (Mantala)

Sweet wine reduced and thickened with semolina, sugar, walnuts, figs, and raisins — the traditional Mantala of Dubrovnik.

Total time: 4350 min

Servings: 6–8 thin slices