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The history of confectionery in our country began during the Ottoman presence. Then women boiled in their homes all sorts of jellies and jam. They were made from all kinds of fruits, green nuts, watermelon peels and rose leaves.
One of the greatest delicacies of those times was white jam. It was served in the summer in a spoon dipped in a glass of ice-cold water.
White jam was actually a very thick sugar syrup known today as fondant. It is prepared from extremely precisely tempered sugar. Today it is an industrial product and can be found in every store. Unfortunately, the greatest masters of fondant are no longer alive.
One of the most popular desserts in the past was a sweet pie stuffed with pumpkin or apples, as well as sweet cakes smeared with honey or prepared with oshav.
Before the Liberation, desserts were called goodies. For special occasions, the hosts prepared ashura or kolivo. The ways of preparing desserts in those years were influenced by oriental cuisine, as evidenced by their names, preserved to this day.
Apart from sweets for home consumption, there were also traders of sweet temptations during the Turkish rule. In the notes we find stories of how the first morning the sellers of salep appeared on the streets. It was a thickly sweetened drink made from the root of the plant of the same name.
After the sellers came the Simids, with their large baskets filled with warm white bread sprinkled with sesame seeds. Along with them came the dairies with bowls of yogurt.
The halvadji also went out at noon. They were a wonderful sight - on their heads they carried huge trays lined with three types of halva - tahini, white with walnuts and colored flour. Along with them, the bozadzhii offered their goods.
In the afternoon, the most beloved confectioners appeared on the bazaar. They had round tin trays in front of passers-by, divided into six sectors. In them were arranged jellies, different in color, but often the same in taste. The jellies were extremely firm and were consumed with a special triangular spoon.
On the weekend, Sunday, as well as on holidays, everywhere on the streets were seen merchants who carried trays with all sorts of temptations - Turkish delight, figs, peximet, dried dates, as well as various types of sugar - peiner, crimson, sky. Among the most popular goods was the candied and differently colored chickpeas. It was also bought for weddings.
At the end of the 19th century, the range of traders already included ordinary waffles or a roll full of cream, red and yellow lemonade, candies, ice cream, cider and much more. The choice was huge and the taste guaranteed.
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