brown candy
Brown Candy This candy is easier to make if two cooks work together — one to pour and one to stir. 6 cups granulated sugar, divided 2 cups light cream 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 ta...
Ingredients
- 6cupgranulated sugar, divided
- 2cuplight cream
- 1/4teaspoonbaking soda
- 1tablespoonwhite corn syrup
- 1/4poundbutter
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 2poundpecans, finely chopped
Directions
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Brown Candy This candy is easier to make if two cooks work together — one to pour and one to stir
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6 cups granulated sugar, divided 2 cups light cream 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon white corn syrup 1/4 pound butter 1 teaspoon vanil
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Begin stirring with wooden spoon and keep sugar moving so it will not scorch
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It will take over 30 minutes to completely melt this sugar and, at no time let it smoke or cook so fast that it turns dark
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It should be about the color of light brown sugar syrup As soon as sugar has started to heat in the skillet, pour remaining 4 cups of sugar
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As soon as all the sugar is melted, begin pouring it into kettle of boiling cream and sugar, keeping it on very slow heat and stirring const
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The real secret of mixing these ingredients is to pour a stream no larger than a knitting needle and to stir across the bottom of the kettle
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Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture forms a firm ball when dropped into cold water or 242 degrees F on a candy thermometer