Nut Brittle

Ingredients

• Put the sugar into an agate saucepan
• Add the nuts to this while on the fire

Method

1. 1

   Put the sugar into an agate saucepan or a frying-pan and stir constantly until melted and light brown.

2. 2

   Add the nuts to this while on the fire; then pour immediately into a pan, which should be large so that the candy will not be over 1/2 in. thick.

3. 3

   Mark in small squares when it begins to cool, and break when brittle.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The practical cookbook (1917) by Margaret W. Howard, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Nut brittle Barley candy Peppennints . Fondant . . Fudge . . . Panocha . . Caramels . . Butter taffy . General Directions. Use white sugar for the first five recipes, and brown sugar for the remainder. Flavor with vanilla except for Barley candy, which requires lemon juice, and Peppermints, which require oil of peppermint. Measure ingredients, chop nuts, butter pans, and have ice water ready for testing, before beginning to cook the candy. Nut brittle. Put the sugar into an agate saucepan or a frying-pan and stir constantly until melted and light brown. Add the nuts to this while on the fire

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