Candied Guavas

"Setting times are not included in preparation time. From the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947"
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 45mins
Ingredients:
3
Yields:
1 pint
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ingredients

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directions

  • Peel guavas and cut in half; remove seeds.
  • Soak in cold water for 30 minutes, wash well.
  • Add boiling water and simmer until tender.
  • Lift out carefully and place in cold water for 6 hours.
  • Drain carefully and simmer for 30 minutes in a heavy syrup made of the sugar and water.
  • Keep in syrup until the following day.
  • Cook again in syrup until guavas are well coated and juice is very thick.
  • Skim from the syrup, drain, spread on a wire rack and allow to dry until no longer sticky.
  • Pack between sheets of waxed paper in a tin or a glass jar.

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