Excerpt from Three Years in Constantinople, or Domestic Manners of the Turks in 1844, Vol. 2 of 3 Confectionary does not form a distinct portion of a Turkish dinner; it is generally eaten at luncheon, or at intervening periods of the day. Sweetmeats, such as preserved strawberries or cherries, are usually offered with fresh water when visiters arrive, especially by Armenians. At circumcision feasts and weddings vast quantities of confectionary are consumed; travs and baskets filled with every possible variety are handed round to guests. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.