cat lover
08-06-2008, 07:22 AM
Been gathering our hickory nuts and wanted soething new to us to make with them. Found this recipe in my Rebecca Boone Cookbook. It turned out very well!
3 cups sugar
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup "burnt sugar syrup"(recipe follows)
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
1 cup hickory nuts, coarsely chopped
Mix sugar, salt and flour, add milk and burnt sugar syrup. Cook in a large saucepan to the soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add butter, cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla and beat till candy begins to lose its gloss, 15 to 20 minutes. Add nuts. Pour into a square pan lined with wax paper. Makes 2 pounds.
Burnt Sugar Syrup
Melt a cup white sugar in a large iron skillet, stirring comstantly. (This will take about 10 minutes.) Use medium, low heat so the sugar melts instead of burning. When this has melted; add a cup hot water and cook for about 5 minutes more till all lumps are dissolved. Pour into a jar. This will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.:D
3 cups sugar
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup "burnt sugar syrup"(recipe follows)
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
1 cup hickory nuts, coarsely chopped
Mix sugar, salt and flour, add milk and burnt sugar syrup. Cook in a large saucepan to the soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add butter, cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla and beat till candy begins to lose its gloss, 15 to 20 minutes. Add nuts. Pour into a square pan lined with wax paper. Makes 2 pounds.
Burnt Sugar Syrup
Melt a cup white sugar in a large iron skillet, stirring comstantly. (This will take about 10 minutes.) Use medium, low heat so the sugar melts instead of burning. When this has melted; add a cup hot water and cook for about 5 minutes more till all lumps are dissolved. Pour into a jar. This will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.:D