The first candied treats were invented thousands of years ago in the Eastern Mediterranean when ancient Egyptian and Greek chefs mixed honey with different dried fruits and nuts.
This month’s Spotlight is on Baraka’s “Sweet of Nuts,” a delicious mix of different nuts in a sweet honey syrup. Eaten wrapped in pita bread to cut the sweetness, or on top of cake or ice cream to accentuate it — you can’t ever go wrong with this yummy treat!