Recipe and source notes

Molasses Candy

10 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 quart molasses or maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Nuts (optional)

Make it step by step

  1. Boil molasses until it is crisp when put in water, then stir in one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little warm water; stir until well mixed. Pour into buttered pans.
  2. Pull part until white, and make into sticks. In the remainder put roasted corn, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, or hazelnuts.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Helen Pitlick, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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