The Candy Cook Book

Alice Bradley's candy course from the Boston Cooking School world — sugar science first, then every candy worth making.

Hard Candies

6 pages in this part of The Candy Cook Book.

Hard Candies

BRITTLE candies like butterscotch, barley sugar, peppermint sticks, brittles and nougats, are cooked to 290 degrees F. or up to 330 degrees…

Hard Candies: Butterscotch

Butterscotch I 1 1/3 cups brown sugar 2 teaspoons vinegar 2/3 cup butter 2/3 cup hot water 1/2 tablespoon vanilla Put sugar, vinegar…

Hard Candies: Cream

Cream Butterscotch Balls 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white corn syrup 1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon…

Hard Candies: Nougat

Remove almonds from syrup to a buttered cake cooler. Put the remaining cup of sugar and half a cup of sugar and half a cup of water in a…

Hard Candies: Peanut

Peanut Nougat 2 cups sugar 1 quart peanuts 1/4 teaspoon salt Shell, remove skins, and finely chop peanuts. Sprinkle with one fourth…

Hard Candies: Brittle

Nougat Nut Brittle may be poured out so that it will be three fourths of an inch thick, and the top smoothed with a rolling pin. Before it…

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