Bark is a candy that has no regard for perfection; the rough, jagged edges and irregularly scattered toppings are part of the appeal. It's a great cabinet-cleaner recipe too. Perfect for those days when you're frantically trying to clean out the pantry before your inlaws arrive, and those three random bags of freeze-dried fruit seem destined for the trash can. Not to mention to overflowing chocolate tub, with partial bars and half-wrapped bits and scraps from recipes past. As it turns out, freeze-dried fruit makes for a truly wonderful candy. Fresh freeze-dried fruit (oxymoron, much? By 'fresh' I mean still sealed in the unopened package) is surprisingly light and crispy, unlike the heavy, sticky nature of dried fruit, giving this bark a unique tart crunch. Simply melt your chocolate, as gently as humanly possible (I personally love my little chocolate melter - no more burned and seized chocolate!) then spread and sprinkle with bits of freeze dried fruit. I used a combination of

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