Why on earth would you want to go to the trouble of making marshmallows at home? Let us put it this way: after you make them from scratch just once, you will wonder why on earth anyone would ever buy the dry tasteless grocery store version. Continue reading Marshmallows
No matter what you do, this won’t cut into neat little squares. It will, instead, break into shards. No worries. When you or your gift recipients taste it, no one will care what it looks like. They will be too busy reaching for the next piece. Continue reading Jean Shelton’s Toffee
Tangy, sweet, sour, and citrusy Continue reading Candied Orange Peel
As I’ve posted our holiday recipes over the last few days, I’ve noticed lots of sentences that include the phrase “cut with a pizza cutter.” I’m telling you, I would not be able to get through the holiday candymaking season without this tool. It allows me to neatly and painlessly slice up sticky logs of caramel candy, make beautiful and perfect squares of fudge, zips … Continue reading you definitely want this tool in your kitchen drawer
When Ania made this recipe for the first time, we threw away our old beloved family fudge recipe. This is just the best we’ve ever eaten. Continue reading Cream Fudge
Update: Carla has changed the cook-to temperature for these, after a few failed batches last year. If you have received a bag of these from Carla as a holiday or birthday present, now you have the choice of waiting another year for another bag or making your own. Don’t forget to share; this is her own recipe, and she believes in feeding the multitudes. Line … Continue reading Soft and Chewy Caramels
from Great-Aunt Cordelia Lacaff, Grammy’s younger sister Full disclosure: this is not a recipe for beginners. As with pralines and meringues, don’t try this recipe when it’s very humid or when it’s a very low pressure day, or during thunderstorm-watch days. And as with all candy recipes, make sure you have a good candy thermometer and that it’s working before you start. Combine sugar, corn … Continue reading Divinity
Around Our Table 