Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Filbert | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- a quart of molasses slowly until it is done
- a piece of alum as large as a filbert will make it more brittle
- a teaspoonful of soda will be an improvement
- a pint of water in which half a teaspoonful of citric acid has been dissolved
- a teaspoonful of citric acid has been dissolved
- three pounds of sugar dissolved in a pint of water in which half a teaspoonful o
- three lemons
Directions
Boil a quart of molasses slowly until it is done ; this is known by dropping some of the candy in cold water ; if it breaks brittle, it is done. Butter some flat pans ; pour out the candy and set it to cool ; when nearly cool, take it from the cans and pull it until it is white. If the molasses is impure skim it when it first boils. A piece of alum as large as a filbert will make it more brittle, also a teaspoonful of soda will be an improvement. If desired it can be flavored, or mixed with nuts or pop-corn.
POP-CORN BALLS,
Boil honey, molasses, maple or other sugar to a candy ; pop corn, and stick the corn together in balls with the candy.
Three pounds of sugar dissolved in a pint of water in which half a teaspoonful of citric acid has been dissolved ; remove the scum as fast as it rises. Boil until it will crack when dropped
in cold water ; remove from the fire, and add the juice of three lemons or four oranges ; mix it well, and boil very gently until it is as hard as before the lemon was added. Pour it in square buttered pans. It should be about an eighth of an inch thick when cold. Before it hardens mark it off neatly in small blocks, that it may break regularly.