Nut Molasses Candy

Original Recipe

When making molasses candy, add any kind of nuts you fancy; put them in after the syrup has thickened and is ready to take from the fire; pour out on buttered tins. Mark it off in squares before it gets too cool. Peanuts should be fresh roasted and then tossed in a sieve, to free them of their inner skins.

Ingredients

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  • 1 sieve

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Instructions

  1. 1

    When making molasses candy, add any kind of nuts you fancy; put them in after the syrup has thickened and is ready to take from the fire; pour out on buttered tins.

  2. 2

    Mark it off in squares before it gets too cool.

  3. 3

    Peanuts should be fresh roasted and then tossed in a sieve, to free them of their inner skins.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)