What are Candied fruits? Where do I get them?

This is great information, because the store in Boston where I always bought mine has closed. Candied fruit is especially used at Christmas time for holiday breads and the (in)famous fruit cake!

I thought this post by David Lebovitz, from a little while back, might be if interest:

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/02/making-glazed-candied-fruit-citron-recipe/

If there are any ethnic groceries, particularly Armenian or Turkish grocery stores, around you then they often have a large selection of candied fruit.

Candied fruit is different from canned fruit. It's pieces of fruit (or pieces of peel) that are soaked in heated sugar syrup, which both sweetens & preserves them. They're not sold in cans, but rather bags & plastic containers. You can usually find them in the baking aisle of the grocery store. You can also buy them online:
http://www.barryfarm.com/candied_fruit.htm .
If you're up for it, you can also make it yourself. Here's a website with directions:
http://www.ehow.com/how_3910_make-candied-fruit.html