To Preserve Oranges and Pineapples

Citrus fruits and pineapples were the fruits of the day in the 16th and 17th centuries respectively. Both were exotic, delicious and hard to grow in Britain, although houses such as Audley End were cultivating both by the 1880s. These fruits, candied, are ideal for festive occasions such as Christmas, as they glisten like jewels in the flickering candlelight and firelight of a darkened dining room, and delight with their scent and taste. Fruits in syrup were served as part of a Tudor banque