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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Molasses candy (untested)


This recipe appears to be written in Grammy's handwriting (her handwriting looked different when she wrote in fountain pen). It is undated, but I suspect this recipe pre-dates 1941 (the year she got married). This candy sounds very much like a taffy.

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups molasses
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup vinegar

Instructions:
  1. Put all ingredients (except vinegar) into a large saucepan
  2. Cook fast until a little of the mixture dropped into cold water feels brittle [this must be the hard crack stage* (300°F-310°F)]
  3. Add vinegar
  4. Cook 2 minutes more
  5. Pour into a greased pan to cool
  6. As soon as possible, pull with fingers until white
  7. Cut into pieces before it is too hard
*If you aren't using a candy thermometer (which I highly recommend) you can test candy the old fashioned way using cold water. Click here to read all about testing candy using cold water.

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