Nougat

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• i teaspoon vanilla
• Yz cup corn sirup
• i^ cups nut-meats
• I cup water
• Y2 cup candied cherries
• 4 egg-whites

Method

1. 1

   Boil together one-half the sugar, half of the water and half of the corn syrup to the crack stage, or 280° F.

2. 2

   Remove the syrup from the fire and pour it slowly over the well-beaten whites and continue beating until it is cool.

3. 3

   While beating, cook the remaining half of the ingredients to the crack stage, or 280° F.

4. 4

   Remove and add at once to the first mixture, beating while adding.

5. 5

   When cool, add the vanilla, nut-meats and candied cherries and pour into buttered pans.

6. 6

   Smooth over the surface and let it stand overnight before cutting.

As published

This recipe was extracted from New Delineator recipes. (1929) by Delineator Home Institute, page 66. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

NOUGAT 2 cups sugar i teaspoon vanilla Yz cup corn sirup i^ cups nut-meats I cup water Y2 cup candied cherries 4 egg-whites

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