American
Peanut Brittle
From Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals, 1912
Serves 8
Presented as published in 1912. 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 Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals (1912) by Eva Roberta Robinson, page 67. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
2 c sugar, 2 ounces chocolate, and 2/3 c milk to the soft ball stage (238° F.) ; remove from the fire and add i T butter. When cool add i t vanilla and stir until the mixture begins to stiffen. Pour quickly into a buttered pan and cut into squares. Nuts may be added if desired. Note : Sweet or sour cream may be used in place of the milk and butter. Penocha Boil together 2 c light brown sugar and 2/3 c milk to the soft ball stage (238° F.). Remove from the fire, add 1 T butter and when cool ^ c nuts, and proceed as in Chocolate Fudge. Hard Ball Candies Caramels Boil together 4 c sugar, 3 T glucose and i c water to the hard ball stage (254° F.). Add i c of cream and boil until it again reaches the hard ball stage. The cream thins the mixture so that this additional boiling is necessary. Just before removing from the fire add 2 t vanilla, pour into a greased pan and when cool cut into squares. If desired, 2 c of nut meats may be added just before pouring out. For Chocolate Caramels add 4 ounces chocolate and pro- ceed as above. Crack Candies White Taffy Boil together without stirring 3 c sugar, ^ c water, % t cream of tartar, and ^4 T vinegar, to the brittle stage (270^ F.). Pour into buttered plates and when cool enough to 120 LESSONS IN COOKING handle pull until white and glossy, adding any flavoring desired while pulling. Pull out into a long thin strip and cut immediately with the scissors into pieces about i inch long. Lay on buttered paper. Brown Taffy Boil together without stirring 2 c light brown sugar, 2 T butter, 2 T molasses, 4 T water and 2 T vinegar to the brittle stage (270° F.). Pour into buttered plates and pro- ceed as in White Taffy. Divinity Candy Boil together 3 c sugar, i c corn syrup and ^ c water to the crack stage (270° F.). Pour over the beaten whites of 3 eggs and beat rapidly. As it thickens add i t vanilla and I c chopped nuts. Pour onto a greased plate and cut into squares, or mould in a box lined with oiled paper. Popcorn Balls Make a syrup of 2 c sugar, i/< c water and ^ c molasses. Cook to the crack stage (270° F.), Pour over freshly popped corn and form into balls as soon as possible. Hard Crack Candies Peanut Candy Boil together 2 c sugar, ^ c water and i c unroasted peanuts to the hard crack stage (290° F.), or until a golden brown. Pour at once into a buttered pan. Peanut Brittle Make as above, adding % t soda
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