"Aplets and Cotlets are a delicious Northwest candy that are made with gelatin, walnuts, and apples. Developed by two Armenian men, Armen Tertsgian and Mark Balaban, who bought an apple farm (called Liberty Orchards) in the small town of Cashmere in eastern Washington state, Aplet and Cotlet candies are considered a Northwest delicacy...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup peeled and chopped (red or golden) Delicious apples
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Cold water
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5 tablespoons reserved apple liquid
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2 cups granulated
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sugar
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3 1/2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin (8 3/4 teaspoons or approximately 3 tablespoons)*
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1 cup cold water
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1/8 teaspoon rose culinary essence or 1 tablespoon rose water
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1 cup coarsely-chopped walnuts
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Powdered (confectioner) sugar
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3 1/2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin (8 3/4 teaspoons or approximately 3 tablespoons)*