American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Hoarhound Candy

Original Recipe

Boil two ounces of dried hoarhound in a pint and a half of water for about half an hour; strain and add three and a half pounds of brown sugar; boil over a hot fire until sufficiently hard; pour out in flat, well-greased tins and mark into sticks or small squares with a knife as soon as cool enough to retain its shape.

Ingredients

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  • 2 ounces of dried hoarhound in a pint and a half of water for about half an hour
  • 3 and a half pounds of brown sugar
  • 1 hot fire until sufficiently hard
  • 1 knife as soon as cool enough to retain its shape

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Instructions

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    Boil two ounces of dried hoarhound in a pint and a half of water for about half an hour; strain and add three and a half pounds of brown sugar; boil over a hot fire until sufficiently hard; pour out in flat, well-greased tins and mark into sticks or small squares with a knife as soon as cool enough to retain its shape.

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