With it being National Hard Candy Day I wanted to find a recipe for you to try out and I found you these recipes for old fashioned hard candy , there is a basic recipe and Fruit drops, Lollipops and barley sugar, some real old fashioned favourites for you to try out
I really loved these recipes when I found them so why not check them out for yourself , these recipes have been brought to you by wikihow.com website , thanks for sharing it with us
Here below is a list of the ingredients you will need for each candy from the website
Old fashioned hard candy is treat known to many generations and it’s still popular among many. Also known as boiled sweets or crunched sweets, old fashioned candy is suitable for being sucked rather than chewed
Basic recipe:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup hot water
- Food coloring
Fruit drops:
- 450g/1 lb sugar
- 100g/4 oz powdered glucose
- 5ml/1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- A few drops of fruit extract (essence) or flavoring oil – try pear, strawberry, peach, apricot, orange, lemon, blackcurrant, mango, etc.
- Icing sugar (confectioners sugar), for dusting
Lollipops:
- 450g/1 lb sugar
- 15ml/1 tablespoon powdered glucose
- 3 or 4 flavorings and food colorings (orange oil, lemon oil, raspberry flavoring, peppermint oil, etc.)
- 150ml (1/4 pint) of water
Old fashioned barley sugar:
- 250g, 9oz, 1 1/4 cups hulled barley
- 5 liters (1.3 US gal), 8 1/2 pints, 5 1/2 quarts water
- 1 kg, 2 1/4 lb, 4 cups sugar
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Original recipe source:wikihow.com
