Velvet Molasses Candy

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1% tablespoons vinegar
• 1% cups sugar
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 cup water
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1% teaspoon soda

Method

1. 1

   Cook molasses, sugar, water, and vinegar in heavy pan, stirring constantly.

2. 2

   When boiling point is reached, add cream of tartar.

3. 3

   Boil until mixture is brittle when tried in cold water (256° F.).

4. 4

   Stir constantly during last part of cooking.

5. 5

   When nearly done, add butter and soda.

6. 6

   Pour into buttered pan.

7. 7

   When cool enough to handle, pull until porous and light colored.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 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 300. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

VELVET MOLASSES CANDY 1 cup molasses 1% tablespoons vinegar 1% cups sugar \4 teaspoon cream of tartar 4 cup water 4 tablespoons melted butter 1% teaspoon soda Cook molasses, sugar, water, and vinegar in heavy pan, stirring constantly. When boiling point is reached, add cream of tartar. Boil until mixture is brittle when tried in cold water (256° F.)._ Stir constantly during last part of cooking. When nearly done, add butter and soda. Pour into buttered pan. When cool enough to handle, pull until porous and light colored, using tips of fingers and thumbs. While pulling, add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 4% teaspoon lemon extract, few drops oil of peppermint, or few drops oil of wintergreen. Cut in small pieces with sharp knife or scissors. VINEGAR CANDY 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups sugar V4 cup vinegar Melt butter in heavy pan, add sugar and vinegar. Stir until sugar dissolves, wash down sides of pan with pastry brush dipped in cold water. Boil to 256° F. or until mixture is brittle when tried in cold water. Pull and cut like Velvet Molasses Candy. AFTER-DINNER MINTS 2 cups sugar 14 teaspoon cream of tartar

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