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TO  MAKE  MOLASSES  CANDY
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TO MAKE MOLASSES CANDY

10 ingredients 11 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

164
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
18g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Brandy 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

  • three quarts of water
  • three pounds of sugar
  • one pint of wine
  • one quart of water
  • one ounce of moss
  • a pint of wine
  • five eggs
  • six tablespoonsful of brandy
  • six lemons
  • three tablespoonsful of sugar

Directions

1

Grease the saucepan with butter; then put in

2

the molasses, with a little brown sugar ; let it boil

3

for half an hour, stirring it all the while ; when it is

4

brittle, it is done. If you like, add the kernels of

5

FAMILY RECEIPT BOOK. 143

6

any kind of nuts you prefer: just before taking up, pour into buttered tin pans, and set away to cool.

7

TO MAKE CANDY WITH THE KEKNELS OF

8

Make a thick syrup ; then throw in the kernels of any kind of nuts you prefer ; have buttered tin pans, and pour it out.

9

Three quarts of water, four of gelatine, three pounds of sugar, the whites of five eggs, one pint of wine, and six tablespoonsful of brandy, and six lemons, peel and juice. The gelatine must be soaked in one quart of water for half an hour ; stir all the ingredients, except the brandy, well together, before it is put on the fire ; first beating the white very light. Let it boil ten minutes without disturbing it ; then strain it through a jelly strainer.

10

CARKAGEEN, OR IRISH MOSS JELLY FOR THE SICK.

11

One ounce of moss, one quart of water, three tablespoonsful of sugar, half a pint of wine ; boil ten minutes, and strain.

By Hodgson, Mary, fl. 1855 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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