Dried–or candied–ginger is created by cooking young slices of ginger root in cane sugar syrup. It has been enjoyed as a candy since the days of Marco Polo. Dried ginger not only has a tasty contrast of sweet and sharp flavors but also helps the digestive process. In the seventeenth century, Englishmen would have a few pieces of ginger after dinner to settle their stomachs and freshen their breath. Ingredients: Ginger, sugar, sulfites.