My friends just brought me back some loukoumia candy from Syros. They are chewy and are covered with powdered sugar stuff.<BR>Anybody have an idea where I can get info on making these myself? This is travel related because they are so good, I will travel to Greece myself to eat them. Thanx.

Dear Rene,<BR>I am Greek-American and even though I don't particularly like loukoumia, you can find them in any Greek food store. I don't know where you live but there may be a Greek store in your area. Also, if you do a search on Greek foods and pastries, you may be able to find a website for them. Good luck

Hi Alexia (love your name), I have looked all over every search engine I know of, and no recipe. Do I have the name exactly right? They are like fruit cheweys.

Hi Rene,<BR>Yes, you have the correct name. My mom gets loukoumia at our local Greek import food store (live in Chicago)and I know there's some Greek food websights out there but I don't have specifics- I'll try to find out. Do you have any mediterranean shops nearby? I'll ask my mom about a recipe but I know she's never made them and she is a gourmet cook. I'll stay in touch with you so look out for my post next week.

Here are a few recipes! Loukoumia (or lokum) is also called 'Turkish delight'.<BR>Turkish Delight<BR> <BR>Recipe no. 1<BR>Bring 1/2 cup cold water, 1 cup sugar and the grated rinds of one orange<BR>and one lemon to a boil. When boiling, add 2 tablespoons gelatin dissolved<BR>in a little warm water and continue simmering for 15 minutes. Remove from<BR>head and stir in 2 tablespoons red currant jelly, 3 tablespoons strained<BR>orange juice, 3 tablespoons strained lemon juice and 3 tablespoons strained<BR>lime juice and a little green food colouring. Pour into a shallow, square <BR>wet tin, and chill in the refrigertor until set. When cold and firm, cut <BR>into squares using a knife dipped in hot water. Toss pieces in sifted icing<BR>sugar and enjoy.<BR><BR>Recipe no. 2<BR>2 cups (1/2 liter) granulated sugar<BR>1 1/4 cups (300 ml) water<BR>1 lemon, the peel cut into strips, the juice squeezed and strained<BR>1 orange, the peel cut into strips, the juice squeezed and strained<BR>4 tablespoons (60 ml) unflavoured powdered gelatin<BR>2 tablespoons (30 ml) confectioners' sugar<BR>1 tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch<BR><BR>Dissolve the granulated sugar in half of the water over medium heat. Add<BR>the strips of lemon and orange peel and the juices. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Soften the gelatin by soaking it for 5 to 10 minutes in the rest of the water. Add the gelatin to the sugar syrup stirring well, and boil for 10 minutes, until the syrup reaches the thread stage.<BR>Strain the mixture into shallow dampened pan or onto platters, and let it set for 24 hours. Cut the candy into 1-inch (2 1/2 cm) squares. Sift the confectioners' sugar and cornstarch together into a shallow dish. Roll the pieces of candy in the mixture. Store the squares in boxes with more confectioners' sugar and cornstarch between each layer.

Rene<BR><BR>You might have better luck calling them by their more common name - turkish delight! In Turkey they're actually called lokum.<BR><BR>You should be able to find some in fine food stores in major US cities.<BR><BR>My favourite are the "small cut" ones from the Divan pastry shop in Istanbul. They might ship...<BR>http://www.divan.com.tr/english.php<BR><BR>Yum!<BR>Andre

Wow, I knew you Fodorites would come through and in less than an hour I have two recipes and one on the way. Thank you so much, I think they will make great gifts. <BR>But I still want to go to Greece!

Some more recipes on<BR><BR>http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/africa/middle-east/turkish/lokum1.html<BR><BR>http://greenchronicle.com/christmas_recipes/turkish_delight.htmhttp://www.hookerycookery.com/xmas039.htm<BR><BR>You can order them online as well !!<BR>http://www.turkish-delight.com/index.htm<BR><BR>

Look in the book Classic Greek its by Jim Antoniou.