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Praline Powder or Nut Brittle (for flavoring)

From Boston Cooking-School cook book, 1896

Serves 6

Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup chopped blanched almonds or pecans
  • a few grains of salt

Method

  1. Caramelize sugar, add chopped nuts and salt, turn into slightly buttered pan, cool, pound in mortar or with rolling pin, and put through purée strainer.

Nutrition per serving

277Calories
2 gProtein
36 gCarbs
15 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Praline Powder or Nut Brittle (for flavoring). Caramelize 1 cup sugar, add 1 cup chopped blanched almonds or pecans and a few grains of salt

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