The sweet has as its main ingredient the fruit of the papilona ( it reminds the fruit quince) . It is made during the winter period when this fruit is ripe.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of papylona
- 1 kg of sugar
- Water (until the fruits and sugar are covered)
Directions:
We peel the papylona.
Cut it into 4 or 6 pieces, depending on its size.
For 3 days put the pieces, which we cut in a basin of water to take off the biiter taste. We change water twice a day.
After the 3 days have passed, we try and if they are not bitter, we start to make the sweet. If they are still bitter, we repeat the process.
Put the papylona in a large pot and add 1kg of sugar and enough water to cover the ingredients.
Boil until the syrup isready (about 1 hour).
Once our syrup is ready, pour 4-5 drops of lemon.
We remove the pot from the kitchen. Let the sweet to cool.
Place it in jars that are airtight.
We thank Marousa Grigoropoulou for the recipe