Leach (food)
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Leach (food)
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Leach was a popular medieval sweetmeat (confection) consisting of a thick, jelly-like preserve which set hard enough to be sliced for serving. The pastry consisted of sugar and flavourings such as almonds, dates, dried fruit, peel, and fruit extracts, sometimes spiced with ginger, aniseed, cinnamon and other spices or with milk added, and thickened with isinglass or gum arabic. Leaches were often shaped or moulded into fancy shapes such as hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades, or crescent moons. They
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Medieval confection
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2024-04-05T17:54:19Z
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