Published 2019
Qamar il-deen (literally ‘moon of religion,’ apricot leather) is made by mashing apricots and then drying the pulp into thin sheets. We usually buy it folded and wrapped in yellow cellophane paper. This sour-sweet and chewy treat is eaten by itself as a snack or made into delicious drinks and ice cream. The best quality is found in Syria, where apricot trees grow in abundance. Evidently, qamar il-deen was known in medieval times. To my knowledge, the earliest citation may be found in the thirteenth-century
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