Peppermint Circles
From The farm cook & rule book, 1923
Serves 1
Presented as published in 1923. 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 The farm cook & rule book (1923) by Nell Beaubien Nichols, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Peppermint Circles % cupful sugar 3 tablespoonfuls water 5 drops oil of peppermint Stir the ingredients together and place on the stove. When the sugar begins to melt, stir for several minutes. Drop small spoonfuls of the syrup on oiled paper. Cocoanut Candy 1^ cupfuls sugar 3 tablespoonfuls butter 14 cupful milk % cupful shredded cocoanut Boil the sugar and milk together until they form a soft ball when dropped in cold water. Add the butter and cocoanut. Boil 3 minutes and pour into an oiled pan. Mark in squares. Soak the cocoanut in a little milk before using. Maple Squares 2% cupfuls maple sugar 1 teaspoonful vanilla % cupful water % cupful nut meats % pound marshmallows % cupful preserved fruit Boil the sugar and water to the soft ball stage. Remove from the stove and add the marshmallows, nuts, preserved or candied fruit and the vanilla. Beat until the mixture begins to harden. Pour into oiled pans and mark in squares. Caramel Squares 2 cupfuls sugar 1 cupful corn syrup 3 cupfuls thin cream Put the sugar and syrup in a saucepan and add 1 cupful of the cream. Bring to the boiling point and cook to the soft ball CANDIES AND CONFECTIONS 57 stage. Stir constantly to prevent burning, but do not beat. When the soft ball stage is reached, add a second cupful of cream and cook again until a soft ball is formed when a few drops are tried in cold water. Then add the third cupful of cream. Cook until a firm ball is made when a little of the syrup is dropped in cold water. Pour the hot syrup in oiled pans and mark off in squares. One cupful of nut meats or shredded cocoanut may be added to the caramel syrup just before it is poured into the pans. If this candy is packed, wrap every piece in oiled paper. Peanut Brittle 2 cupfuls sugar
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