Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Coffee | 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
- half pint of stiff taffy made as above
- one pound of coffee sugar
- one tablespoon sharp vinegar
- half bushel on a table
- one pou
- seven table- spoons of gum solution
- one hundred pop corn balls such as the street peddlers sell
- one peck of popped corn
- vinegar
Directions
Bert Robinson.
Pop the corn and reject all that is not nicely opened ; place a half bushel on a table or dripping pan; put a little water in a suitable kettle, with one pou.id sugar, and boil until it becomes quite waxy in cold water; remove from fire and dip into it six or seven table- spoons of gum solution, (made by pouring boiling water on gum arabic and letting stand over night ;) dip mixture over the corn, putting a'stick or the hands under the corn, lifting it up and mixing until it is all saturated, then with the hands press quickly into
140 THE BUCKEYE COOK BOOK.
balls ; this amount will make one hundred pop corn balls such as the street peddlers sell, but for home eating, omit the gum solution, and use a half pint of stiff taffy made as above for one peck of popped corn. This will make twenty rich balls.
PEANUT CANDY. To one pound of coffee sugar, add cold water to moisten, one tablespoon sharp vinegar, one of butter; boil till it will break in cold water ; then take your peanut meats broken in bits, stir lightly through the taffy and pour in well buttered dripping pan to the thickness of half an inch, and when partly cold, cut in shapes to suit your fancy ; when entirely cold it will easily break where desired.