Caramel Walnuts

Ingredients

• lb. of loaf sugar
• % gill of water
• a little lemon juice
• 3 drops of acetic acid
• half of a peeled walnut

Method

1. 1

   Take some Marzapan and form in oval shapes.

2. 2

   Place the half of a peeled walnut on either side and insert a little stick or skewer at one end.

3. 3

   Then make some caramel with the ingredients.

4. 4

   Boil this to the snap over a glimmer of gas, dip the walnuts in quickly, giving them a thin coating of the caramel all over.

5. 5

   Let them dry on an oiled plate or slab, and serve in fancy cases.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Gas cookery (1885) by Helen Edden, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Caramel Malnuts. Take some Marzapan and form in oval shapes.. Place the half of a peeled walnut on either side and insert a little stick or skewer at one end. Then make some caramel with lb. of loaf sugar, % gill of water, a little lemon juice, and 3 drops of acetic acid

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