Velvet Molasses Candy

Ingredients

• 1 C. molasses
• 3 C. sugar
• 1 C. boiling water
• 3 T. vinegar
• 1/2 t. cream of tartar
• 1/2 C. butter
• 1/4 t. soda
• 1 t. vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Cook these ingredients until the boiling point is reached.

2. 2

   Add cream of tartar.

3. 3

   Continue cooking until the mixture is brittle when dropped into cold water (132° C. or 270° F.).

4. 4

   Add butter and soda just before removing.

5. 5

   Pour into buttered pans, let stand until cool enough to handle.

6. 6

   Add vanilla while pulling.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A simple course in home economics for rural schools (1916) by Mary Edna Gearing, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Velvet Molasses Candii. 1 C. molasses. 3 C. sugar. 1 C. boiliiiL' wator. 3 T, vinegar. Cook these ingredietits until the boiling point is reached. Add i/o t- cream of tartar. Continue cooking until mixture is brittle when dropped into told water (132° C. or 270° F.) Add just before removing i/o C. butter. Va t. soda. Pour into buttered pans, let stand until cool enough to handle. Add while i)ulling 1 t. vanilla

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