Only tangentially related (maybe you could spread it on the fancy pastries...?) but I have been trying to make apple jelly with brandy and it is about to make me CRY. The flavor is to die for but the jelly keeps coming out too sticky, and it’s such an incredible pain to set up that I want to get the process as streamlined as I can. I *think* I’m overcooking it, but the last batch never set and the batch after that turned into very tasty superglue. I’m stuck.
I like those Aplet and Cotlet candies; they are different, actually Turkish Delight or Turkish gelatin candy. I should make myself make some.