Jelly Fruit Slices

How fruit slices are made

this is a simple discussion on the ways we boil sugar and water to make a lot of different candies.

pectin fruit slices shown below

Fruit slices are a pectin or jelly product and are cast as a jelly piece. The are made by making a sugar and pectin syrup and pouring them into molds. Once the molded product sets up, they are released from the molds and sanded with sugar to keep them from sticking. For example, pectin orange slices are totally made of an orange syrup throughout and are a one colored candy piece.

Bavarian fruit slices shown below





Bavarian fruit slices are molded jelly products that resemble a fruit slice. They have a jelly core and a white rind with a dark colored outer rind.

watermelon fruit slices shown below



Bavarian fruit slices are made in 30 foot loafs and when they are molded they look like a long jelly roll.

First a outer rind is made of sugar, water, and a stiffening product. It is boiled together into a syrup and cooled into a dough like texture by adding the stiffener. The dough is rolled out like bread dough into a long strip. That strip is carefully placed or slid into a 30 foot long table with an indented mold in it. The indent looks like the letter "U" and is about 2" wide.

The process is repeated for the next layer which is a white layer. Then a syrup mixture is poured to the mod cavity to form the fruit area.

All this cools overnight and laminates together as it cools if it is done right. Finally the log is removed from the mold and sliced on the table. The log is sliced into thin pieces and sanded with sugar to keep them from sticking. The original recipes appear to be German festive treats and Bavarian fruit slices are a delicacy and very is a precise science used in making many kinds of candies.  The consistency can vary from rock hard to creamy.    It can look transparent like glass, shiny like silk, opaque like stone.  To the touch it is brittle and gritty, smooth and velvety, or moist and chewy.