horehound candy
1 1/4 cups water 2 cups fresh horehound leaves or 1 cup dried horehound 4 cups packed brown sugar 1/4 cup light corn syrup Put the water into a saucepan and bring i...
Ingredients
- 11/4 cups water
- 2cupfresh horehound leaves or 1 cup dried horehound
- 4cuppacked brown sugar
- 1/4cuplight corn syrup
Directions
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Horehound Candy 1 1/4 cups water 2 cups fresh horehound leaves or 1 cup dried horehound 4 cups packed brown sugar 1/4 cup light corn syrup P
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Reduce the heat, add the horehound, cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes
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Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture stand for 1 hour to infuse
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Strain the liquid and discard the horehound
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Add the sugar and the corn syrup to the liquid, and boil it to the hard-crack stage — 300 degrees F on a candy thermometer
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Pour the syrup into a buttered 12 x 8-inch pan
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When the candy begins to set, mark it into squares with the tip of a sharp knife
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Cut the candy into pieces when cold.