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L'Ami Provencal - Old Fashioned Violet Candies - 5.3 oz.
Regular price $13.50 USDRegular price
About L'Ami Provencal
- Known for
- violet candies in twelve-sided glass jars
L'Ami Provençal makes traditional French hard candies in Eguilles, near Aix-en-Provence. The recipes are short: sugar and glucose syrup for the candy, citric acid for a slight tang, and a fruit or flower flavoring.
The candies come in the brand's signature twelve-sided glass jar.
L'Ami Provencal questions
What goes into L'Ami Provençal candies?
Sugar and glucose syrup make up the hard candy; the glucose helps stop the sugar from crystallizing, so each candy stays smooth and glassy. Citric acid, the natural acid found in lemons and limes, adds a slight tang, and a fruit or flower flavoring gives each kind its taste. Colorings such as carmine, turmeric or paprika extract give each kind its shade.
Why are L'Ami Provençal candies packed in glass jars?
Hard candy is mostly sugar, and sugar pulls moisture from the air, which can make candies sticky and clump together. L'Ami Provençal packs its candies in a twelve-sided glass jar closed with a screw-on lid, which keeps air out between uses. The jar has become the brand's signature, made to sit on a shelf or desk.
