I like red and green candied cherries. From their clear plastic containers, they radiate their own variety of Christmas spirit, the homey, delicious kind.

Back in the lockdown days of the pandemic, she added, many home cooks turned to baking bread. Candying your own fruit is similar, she says. It brings a sense of scaling up skills and quiet ...

BEREA, S.C. — The Old Time Holiday Bake Shoppe in Berea sells ingredients like candied cherries, green cherries, and candied pineapples by the bucket.

Suzi Russell’s simple shortbread is shot through with cheery chopped candied cherries. Sift flour, cornstarch and salt together and add to mixture. Add to bowl and beat until mixture forms a ...