Chocolate Pralines
From Cookery for every household, 1914
Serves 10
Make toffee in lots of 8 oz. for larger quantities.
Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 969. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
\ lb. castor sugar. I 1 dessert-sp. glucose. \ lb. sweet almonds. | Covering chocolate. First rub the almonds in a wet cloth without blanching, then dry them and chop them roughly. Put the sugar and glucose into a saucepan, and melt them slowly over the fire until they turn a golden brown. Keep pounding the mixture with a spoon until it is quite smooth and free from lumps. Add the almonds at the last, and stir them Well in. Do not cook them too long or they will get a burnt taste. Pour the mixture on to a well-oiled slab, and quickly flatten it out with an oiled palette knife. Then dust it over with icing sugar, and roll with the rolling-pin until it is rather less than \ inch in thickness. Now cut it across in strips, using a strong knife and hammer, wipe these strips to free them from the oil, and then cut across again in squares or oblong-shaped pieces with a pair of scissors. This must be done quickly, as the nougat becomes hard when cold, and it is difficult to cut it neatly. These may then be coated with chocolate in the usual way, or they may be kept for some time in an air-tight box before covering. Finish with a slice of sweet almond on the top of each. Notes. — Other kinds of nuts may be used instead of the almonds. Any scraps of the nougat may be broken up finely, mixed with a little chocolate. SWEET MAKING 605 then dropped in small lumps on wax paper, and allowed to set. PART IV 2900. Chocolate Pralines \ lb. castor sugar. I Lemon juice. 6 oz. sweet almonds. | Covering chocolate
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