Granny's Recipes
Sharing Heritage Through Cooking
Sugar Candy
put 1 cup of white sugar in skillet ( not a non stick) place on low heat, stir constantly with wooden spoon until melted
Add 1 heaping teaspoon of maple syrup , continue stirring, when mixed well remove from heat
Add 1tbsp of flour, stir thoroughly until cool
( add peanuts if desired , before it hardens)
Break into pieces when completely cooled
Molasses Taffy
Bring 2 cups of sugar,1 cup molasses, 1/4 cup water and 2tsp vinegar to a boil over medium heat, cook and stir until it reaches the hard ball state ( a drop in cold water forms a rigid ball, remove from heat
stir in 2tbps of butter and 1/2 tsp of baking soda, mix well
on a lightly greased cookie sheet pour out all of the mixture, leave to cool until it can be safely handled
once cool fold taffy in half and pull to double its size, repeat until turned golden brown and too hard to pull
cut into bit size pieces, store wrapped in wax paper
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